OT - Providing for Common Defense - Natl Defense Strategy Comm. Report

[Lokasenna]

OK

[Yaab]

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22 ... rise-again

Billions blown on the MIC for this failed weapon system. The reason Western military systems are so ineffectual is they are designed not for the benefit of the troops, but of the profits of the MIC.

Maybe they will warm up to a thermobaric one?

[Rusty1961]

ORIGINAL: Encircled

Not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but unless China can work out a way to destroy the US Carrier capacity that can't be stopped (some sort of laser device or whatever) then only one nation will be be capable of serious world power projection away from its bases and that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Not even our carriers challenge that! [;)]

US Carriers are archaic by today's standards. Thinking what worked in '45 or '73 will work in 2020 is comical.

Captor mines alone will devastate all naval vessels on the surface.

[Rusty1961]

you got it.

[FlyByKnight]

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22 ... rise-again

Billions blown on the MIC for this failed weapon system. The reason Western military systems are so ineffectual is they are designed not for the benefit of the troops, but of the profits of the MIC.

Don't worry, there are dozens of bloggers standing by to cover each of these military boondoggles as they happen. The future really is now.

[Lokasenna]

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

ORIGINAL: Encircled

Not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but unless China can work out a way to destroy the US Carrier capacity that can't be stopped (some sort of laser device or whatever) then only one nation will be be capable of serious world power projection away from its bases and that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Not even our carriers challenge that! [;)]

US Carriers are archaic by today's standards. Thinking what worked in '45 or '73 will work in 2020 is comical.

Captor mines alone will devastate all naval vessels on the surface.

Yes, because our carriers today operate in exactly the same way with exactly the same weapons as in 1945 and 1973.

Get real.

[Rusty1961]

ORIGINAL: Lokasenna

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

ORIGINAL: Encircled

Not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but unless China can work out a way to destroy the US Carrier capacity that can't be stopped (some sort of laser device or whatever) then only one nation will be be capable of serious world power projection away from its bases and that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Not even our carriers challenge that! [;)]

US Carriers are archaic by today's standards. Thinking what worked in '45 or '73 will work in 2020 is comical.

Captor mines alone will devastate all naval vessels on the surface.

Yes, because our carriers today operate in exactly the same way with exactly the same weapons as in 1945 and 1973.

Get real.

Ok!

[Rusty1961]

ORIGINAL: CharlieVane

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/22 ... rise-again

Billions blown on the MIC for this failed weapon system. The reason Western military systems are so ineffectual is they are designed not for the benefit of the troops, but of the profits of the MIC.

Don't worry, there are dozens of bloggers standing by to cover each of these military boondoggles as they happen. The future really is now.

I know, many are in this thread making up their favorite excuses.