That's our difference. I am very optimistic that we will never have
a war with another super power *if* we stay militarily strong enough
both conventionally and with the deterrent of nukes to discourage any
goofy nation to even try.
We haven't had to fight a major war with the goal of *winning* since
WWII when we emerged as a super power, both economically and militarily.
I think there's a reason for that and it's not just because of nukes.
They conflicts we've engaged in have been bad enough and cost too many
lives but they have all been politically motivated and controlled.
My only question is how much stronger than them do we need to be 5x?
10x?
We spend more money than the next dozen countries behind us or
something.
If we actually crash the dollar and the world economy follows, all of
those air craft carriers won't mean much.
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Not for nothing is it called an arms race. I fully expect it to move
into space based weapons at some point, if it hasn't already. EMP
generators in low earth orbits could certainly create a great deal of
havoc without any loss of life, and might be almost undetectable. It's
not inconceivable to me that we might eventually have space based
weather on demand. That could certainly be weaponized, right along
with high powered lasers. Of course internet based attacks are
already happening and will no doubt grow more intense, along with
attacks on satellites.
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