[Modernman]

Nearly every war is decided by who can produce the war machines most quickly.

Not anymore, not really. The era of giant war machines involving entire nations is probably past. The coming war with China will be won, by one side or the other, before replacement ships, tanks and planes could be produced in any meaningful number.

[jpsb]

So you are going to toss, 7,000 years of human experience in war fair for a nice new theory huh?