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Absolutely there will be another great clash. We are witnessing global chaos of a grand scale already in Africa. Millions have died. Oh yeah. They don't count because they have nothing most of the world wants.
My prediction. War over energy sources, water and/or food. Origination? Asia. Cause? Unchecked growth in China resulting in energy demands that cannot be met, mass disaffection of chinese poor (have and have nots) and the convenience of war to garner common focus (energy, historical land claims, past animosity with others).
And did anyone read about Japan completing a study on the cost and timeline for Hydrogen Bomb development? Worstcase result was a few billion bucks and 5 years time. Pennies to the worlds second largest economy. But it was only a study. The Chinese feel better already.
Don´t you think the Chinese population is by far better "prepared" to resist that sort of warfare -and recuperate from shock- than the inhabitants of the so called western world?
Definitely not one sided. Cyber threats are being measured and taken into account many times a day. It's not just China that these probes are coming from...
i have to say i agree with Udet, the oppression placed on the Chineese by their government and their relative technology free lifestyles means they'd be better placed to face a war, not to mention the fact they'd still have a phenominal population and any war China is in would rely on China's immence man power..........
Yet. And it is the asymetric power projections that are most worrisome. Kinda like the Maginot Line and the Germans just running around it.