Continuation from two weeks ago…..When it comes to China the situation is quite interesting. The Pentagon does not see China as a major nuclear force or a threat. For instance, while the US has in excess of 2,000 warheads capable of hitting China on short notice, China deploys an estimated 20 ICMBs capable of targeting US cities. In fact, if a military conflict between the US and China was to develop, the US plan of action calls for an immediate tactical nuclear strike against China’s nuclear forces, rendering them obsolete.
“In the first hypothetical nuclear attack scenario, U.S ballistic missile submarines stationed in the Pacific Ocean will fire Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) at Chinese DF-DA missile silos. As discussed above the U.S. Trident force has evolved to become the main element in the US nuclear war plans against China. U.S. long-range bombers based in the Pacific region or flown from the United States would require a relatively long time to reach their targets and would have to penetrate China’s airspace. The US ICBM force, based in silos in the upper Midwest, would have to over-fly Russia and risk triggering the remnants of the Soviet early-warning system, or worse. Since the end of the Cold War, US nuclear forces have been shifted to the Pacific in the form of additional Trident SSBN’s based at the Submarine Base at Bangor, Washington. For these reasons, we developed a scenario involving a Trident strike against the DF-5A, the sole Chinese nuclear weapon system capable of hitting the continental United States (CONUS) and China’s primary deterrent against the United States. “
As you continue to study the pentagon document above, it soon becomes evident that the top US military brass does not view China as a legitimate nuclear threat. If anything, the Pentagon expects to neutralize China’s nuclear forces within minutes. As accurate as that view might be, they are missing one crucial point. An eventual Chinese and Russian military alliance. Turning any strike against China, into a strike against Russia as well.
As was suggested so many times throughout this book, it is highly probable that we will see an official Russian and Chinese military alliance by the late 2020’s. To counterbalance the US/NATO and ensure the survival of both countries. China will view Russia’s nuclear forces as a major deterrent against the US and Russia will see China’s potential 100 Million men army as a major asset against NATO. Making this alliance a brilliant strategic military move for both countries. In essence, in the very near future a war against China would lead to the same outcome as a war against Russia. A mutually assured annihilation.
In summary, it is next to impossible to predict which exact event will set us on the path to the Nuclear World War 3. It might be as simple as escalating economic sanctions or a short firefight between a Chinese and an American soldier. If anything, the history has thought us that we have already come, a number of times, within an inch of initiating a full out nuclear war. Whatever that trigger point might be in the future, one thing in certain. One way or another, the war will be triggered in our proposed time window.
To Be Continued Tomorrow …...(Why Am I Seeing This On A Financial Site?)
