China ‘ready to use N-weapons against US’

Financial Times ^ | July 14 2005 | Alexandra Harney

[Praxeologue]

A Colonel and North Korea, both deniable puppets that are used as provocateurs.

The Colonel spoke with the approval of the central committee, just as North Korea does.

This demonstrates how untenable China's position is with respect to Taiwan: they know they must go nuclear to stand a chance of taking Taiwan. As the military balance changes, however, they regularly re-test the proposition.

These are probes to guage American resolve. The best response is none; just let Bush's "whatever it takes" position stand.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Yeppers...most likely.

[RightWhale]

Sure, China would be smoke inside of a day, but America would be gone, too. That would likely not be the end of it. There are a lot of scores to settle on this planet.

[quesney]

Uh, I don't think this'll help their CNOOC/UNOCAL case. What a wonderful trading partner.

[Echo Talon]

They can only hit California and Hawaii, and they've got a small stockpile. We can end 5000 years of chopsticks in 30 minutes. I think they bluff.

Ummm... you do know they sent an astronaut into space don't you?

[Hi Heels]

Interesting. My message is "QUIT GIVING THEM MONEY". Then they can't catch up.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Table of Global Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles, 2000-2002


How about a graphic of new, chinese landing craft being built (that recently even shocked our own SECDEF) vs. our subs available in the area near Tawain?

[Kokojmudd]

".. And Target, Home Depot, Kohl's, CostCo, etc. etc. etc."


Uh, oh....and I just bought a new bathtub yesterday....now I have to take the Home Depot receipt to the Feds and turn myself in for sedition...sniffle...goodbye everybody.

[Nowhere Man]

Three words:

Three Gorges Dam

Dunno if this is urban legend or not, but there was a story that during the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a flight of Israeli jets flew over Egypt and tossed paint bombs on the Aswan High Dam to send a message to where if things get really bad, Israel can blow up the dam and launch a huge flood on the Nile.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

There are a lot of scores to settle on this planet.

the only real scores left are:
communism - china, cuba
fanaticism - n. korea
tyranny - syria, libya, various other african nations
islamic fundamentalism - iran
monarchy (not really a score, but has reached its end) saudi arabia;
and idiocy - france, germany,

[isrul]

Can we really be sure the U.S. would launch a nuclear response to an attack by China?

[Tulsa Ramjet]

now I have to take the Home Depot receipt to the Feds and turn myself in for sedition

where did the tub come from?
if china, then maybe you should take the receipt to a VFW and turn yourself in to the vets, and explain why you support a communist nation.
Goodbye

[A CA Guy]

Before Bill Clinton was in office, it would take a great deal of luck for a missile to make Alaska.

Bill Clinton did not only let Osama go, but also allowed rocket and missile guidance technology go to China so they can now bomb any city in the USA with ease.

This is more Clinton chickens coming home to roost and why I say Bill Clinton was the worst President of all time.

[RightWhale]

I wasn't referring to America's unfinished business, but those scores would have to remain unsettled if America goes offline for a couple hundred years. There are other accounts still open. India/Pakistan for starters.

[XR7]

They should have listened to MacArthur.

[in hoc signo vinces]

You better believe it...it is SOP. And beleived to be a codified in quick reaction response options within the football...W...would have a list of nuke retaliatory options.

It's also in a breif on US nuclear posture issued by the Whitehouse on it's position if attacked by a nuclear weapon...response in kind is the bottom line.

[Cicero]

The citizens of L.A. and S.F. have clinton to thank that the Chinese have mirved warheads pointed at them. Clinton and his friends sold them the technology.

[Yo-Yo]

YEEEEEEHHAAAWWWWWW!