[GreyFriar]

Looks like the ChiComs are going for a blue water navy in competition to us. And there weren't anymore enemies after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

[Jeff Head]

That was one of the great miscalculation IMHO...if it indeed was a miscalculation.

The chinese economy (which we are helping along the way to self sufficency) and their methodical approach to this have every chance of turning into a major arms race and stand off between to vastly different ideological competitiors and foes. Best, if we still can, to cut off the funding from our side and live with the pain of weening ourselves from them until their governmental system changes. That will be far less costly and painful than a major war with them if it comes to that.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. Another enemy ship = another target.