According to National Defense Magazine (NationalDefenseMagazine.org) China plans to field a "world class military" by 2049. This cannot be allowed to happen. China fielding a world class military combined with their economic strength and the international political appeal of their "prosperous autocracy" model will be detrimental to both the short and long term interests of the United States.

This cannot be allowed to happen. While I don't support anything approaching genocide of China their military must be effectively destroyed and their economy set back for a minimum of 30 years (50 years would be better).

To this end the U.S. must

1) Prepare its nuclear arsenal to be capable of destroying the bulk of strategic Chinese nuclear weapons on the ground in a first strike.
2) Failing that, deploy conventional weapons of sufficient type and quantity to do the same thing to the bulk of strategic Chinese nuclear weapons in a first strike.
3) Dramatically expand our ballistic missile defenses so they can stop the remains of a Chinese counterstrike.
4) Build up large enough naval forces to enable the U.S. to utterly destroy the Chinese navy and still have sufficient reserves to deal with other naval/air continencies around the world.
5) Strengthen ties with nations near China including South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia and above all, Taiwan.
6) Vastly strengthen U.S. offensive and defensive cyber warfare capabilities.
7) Vastly strengthen U.S. offensive and defensive space warfare capabilities.
8) Establish a plan for long term U.S. and allied military occupation of key areas in China in the post war era.
9) Begin steadily building the popular political support for the conflict in the United States.

The war is coming. And only by planning to fight it in 2040 will the U.S. give it and its allies the cushion it needs before 2049.

The cyber war aspect is the most important, imo.

That's how these future wars are going to be waged

Quote from: ModelCitizen on December 01, 2020, 06:27:16 AM
The cyber war aspect is the most important, imo.

That's how these future wars are going to be waged

You mean like changing votes that citizens cast?

Quote from: Possum on December 01, 2020, 10:39:29 AM
You mean like changing votes that citizens cast?

I meant like shutting down the power grid

Quote from: ModelCitizen on December 01, 2020, 10:52:17 AM
I meant like shutting down the power grid

I assure you, we have multiple redundant power systems as backup. Hell, I've been off the grid for over 30 years.
Something beyond a libs abilities, that's why you all congregate in cities like rats.

Quote from: ModelCitizen on December 01, 2020, 06:27:16 AM
The cyber war aspect is the most important, imo.

That's how these future wars are going to be waged

No it's not.

And the U.S. power grid is too fragmented and disorganized to take down easily.   Except by a continental sized EMP attack.