China’s share of global GDP has increased from 3.6% in 2000 to 17.8% in 2019 and will continue to grow, the CEBR said. It would pass the per capita threshold of $12,536 (£9,215) to become a high-income country by 2023.

absolutely insane

  • Mardoniush [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I doubt US missile defence's ability to shoot down a single rusty R7, let alone a modern ICBM. They no longer have the nuclear-tipped ABMs and there's maybe 15 GMDs and an Aegis system or two in the flightpath at best.

    China could probably launch ~30-50 nukes immediately, and more with an hour's notice which is more than enough to wipe out SF, LA and Seattle even with current ABM systems warned and ready.

    And of course they're about to roll out their new MIRV system which will really fuck the US.