Well, I can say that I do know. China has spent billions on new technology in the last decade. They have purchased much of it, such as ICBM technology during the Clinton era (under the guise of satellite rocket technology). You don't hear about it much, but they are also spending lots on NBC weapons (nerve, biological, chemical). They have been purchasing submarines from Russia and have been pressing our defenses. Remember our AF plane that made the emergency landing on a Chinese island after the Chinese AF jet hit it? It has become a rather constant event over the past few years: the Chinese AF intimidates our cargo planes as they fly near their waters (usually going to Taiwan), in order to push the envelope. They have one of the best defense systems around, much better than the flak that Saddam Hussein tosses blindly up in the air when we hit Baghdad. Although we are still technically better and more skilled, their numbers allow them an advantage we don't have. A war with them would end up in mass casualties on both sides. And they wouldn't fear using the bomb, because the Chinese believe that they would survive a nuclear attack due to their sheer mass of people.
K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Paul: I can't argue with this because I don't know. I hope you're wrong Dan because the Chinese could become a real threat in the future once they get their ducks in line. Paul O ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
