I suspect that's a vast over-estimate of Aegis/ABM systems. I honestly doubt their ability to stop an R7 more than half the time, let alone anything with MIRV capability. Also I'm pretty sure China will have its D-5 network prepared if things look even remotely like kicking off.
Trump is off his nut but he's not "immediately nuke the world with no warning" off his nut. He'll brag and bluster first.
Yeah maybe. I was just trying to say that if the "great minds" in charge of the US nuclear arsenal wanted to militarily mitigate the threat of China eating into American hegemony now would be the best time, since with each passing year the outcome would get more and more dire for them. Will they go for it, no one knows. On the one hand the US never nuked the USSR even though they had a head start of two decades in terms of parity and almost one decade in terms of pretty much complete and total impunity. On the other hand they never had outright apocalyptic nuts controlling the American state and military. If it was just Trump I wouldn't worry, since people like him prioritize their personal safety and well being above all else.
I suspect that's a vast over-estimate of Aegis/ABM systems. I honestly doubt their ability to stop an R7 more than half the time, let alone anything with MIRV capability. Also I'm pretty sure China will have its D-5 network prepared if things look even remotely like kicking off.
Trump is off his nut but he's not "immediately nuke the world with no warning" off his nut. He'll brag and bluster first.
Yeah maybe. I was just trying to say that if the "great minds" in charge of the US nuclear arsenal wanted to militarily mitigate the threat of China eating into American hegemony now would be the best time, since with each passing year the outcome would get more and more dire for them. Will they go for it, no one knows. On the one hand the US never nuked the USSR even though they had a head start of two decades in terms of parity and almost one decade in terms of pretty much complete and total impunity. On the other hand they never had outright apocalyptic nuts controlling the American state and military. If it was just Trump I wouldn't worry, since people like him prioritize their personal safety and well being above all else.