Wargames show the US could burn through its ammo in 'as few as 3 to 4 weeks' in a war with China, commission warns
Wargames show the US could burn through its ammo in 'as few as 3 to 4 weeks' in a war with China, commission warns
just have china make them since they make everything else
I mean China already makes over 40% of chips used by the DoD 😂
China's going to have to sanction the USA at some point
surprised they're making anything that doesn't have Chinese chips in it. guess that's why military electronics are 200x as expensive as consumer stuff and also worse
Wonder how much of the grey chunk is from "Taiwan", probably a lot. Meaning it's essentially controlled/destroyed by China in a few days if the US starts some shit.
China already makes most primer chemicals for the US lol. Russia also banned its cheap steel ammo exports which contributed to the spike in ammo prices in the US
yeah i'm not sure a us carrier group would survive 3 to 4 weeks against a swarm of inexpensive hypersonic missiles
Them admitting this just seems to be the same tactics that are meant to be "scary" and create false demand for more money. With it being an election year and all, it means the corpo parties will both trip over each other to provide blank checks. Like always.
Imagine Trump's disappointment that his beloved military can't fight due to capitalism
Losers and suckers
Does it matter? In a peer on peer fight America would push the nuke button so readily.
I think that even US oligarchs would rather rule over what remains of their empire than spend the rest of their days living like rats in a bunker. Pushing the nuclear button is a no win scenario.
Not saying a nuclear exchange is impossible, but I have seen nuclear scientists discuss just how (relatively) little nuclear weapons going off could really fuck up the planet.
About 100 bombs the size of the one dropped on Hiroshima (relatively tiny, basically a tactical nuke today) going off in cities could potentially fuck up the climate of an area the size of a continent for several years.
If the US and Russia launched about 5% of their arsenal at each other, that’s enough to potentially end most human life on earth.
When two nuclear powers go to war, once they start launching the nukes there is no off-ramp, no real way to de-escalate.
Long way of saying I agree, the oligarchs of the US have to know what a war with China would actually bring. And like you said, better to rule in a diminished US than die the same death as the proles they hate.
The next question is whether the oligarchs can prevent the True Believers from taking over and deciding to nuke their way to Kingdom Come
I am absolutely sure once carrier groups start going down America would panic. I think they might even make the calculus that a limited nuclear strike would not be enough to provoke a full nuclear response, especially if they think China would be reticent to start a full nuclear war for humanitarian reasons.
While it’s true that it’s all propaganda, you have to dig beyond these provocative woe is me headlines. The US’ supply chains are heavily dependent on China, including military tech. Congress is trying to launch initiatives for domestic production (or at least decoupling from china) of chemicals and components for munitions and advanced military tech.
Whether or not the pockets of MIC are lined up or the military is “fine,” the fact remains that right now, nukes aside, if the US goes to war with China, they will either fail or scrape by their teeth by threatening to end all life in Europe in Asia unless their allies repurpose their entire societies to produce for the US.
The MIC needs more funding!
Dont worry. Us patriots will step up and use our ammo stashes to defend the US from the parachuting chicoms!
Usians who think they're gonna defend their country from an invasion amuse me.
The commies are going after your treats, and your treats aren't "American made"
Going somewhere, Zhang?
I'ma keep it real with you American military industrial complex, I am not going to war with kitai for no reason. (and lord knows any justification they try to give won't be a reason, especially not Taiwan).
Maybe they should work on their aim.
Look at the quality of F-35s, they perform worse than F-22s. America is losing.
Capitalism once again proving it is the most efficient system at wasting money
You say wasting money, I say generating profit.