What do you guys figure are the chances we actually get into a broader hot war with Russia?
My thinking is Putin doesn't want a bigger war, but just like Trump, he needs to appear strong in order to prevent it. However, we've got a pile of boneheads in power on our side and who knows what idiocy they're capable of.
Hopefully the closer we get to Jan 20 the lower their chances of screwing things up...
We are good. But we need a good narrative to spend the money on our version of the Iron Dome. Good against anything. We don’t know what a post Putin and Xi world looks like.
Future China is much more dangerous. If they build a lot of ICBMs like they are planning. Why? Because China looks at nuclear war as population control. MAD is not a great deterrent.
I wonder how long ICBMs are really going to be a legit threat? I mean space based lasers or something similar are probably going to deal with threats like that in the near future....??
The power requirement is a challenge, but taking out decoys is doable. Warheads are built to withstand the heat of re-entry. But we already have the technology to do the job; it just needs to get into space. I am guessing that some of it is already up there thanks to Elon. If they did what I suggested several years ago, then we are in good shape. As far as Europe goes, maybe we can get them to buy THAAD-ER from the US.
What do you guys figure are the chances we actually get into a broader hot war with Russia?
My thinking is Putin doesn't want a bigger war, but just like Trump, he needs to appear strong in order to prevent it. However, we've got a pile of boneheads in power on our side and who knows what idiocy they're capable of.
Hopefully the closer we get to Jan 20 the lower their chances of screwing things up...
Thoughts?
We are good. But we need a good narrative to spend the money on our version of the Iron Dome. Good against anything. We don’t know what a post Putin and Xi world looks like.
Future China is much more dangerous. If they build a lot of ICBMs like they are planning. Why? Because China looks at nuclear war as population control. MAD is not a great deterrent.
I wonder how long ICBMs are really going to be a legit threat? I mean space based lasers or something similar are probably going to deal with threats like that in the near future....??
The power requirement is a challenge, but taking out decoys is doable. Warheads are built to withstand the heat of re-entry. But we already have the technology to do the job; it just needs to get into space. I am guessing that some of it is already up there thanks to Elon. If they did what I suggested several years ago, then we are in good shape. As far as Europe goes, maybe we can get them to buy THAAD-ER from the US.