tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post471688206234175037..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Arms Race Update - American Hegemony in Peril in East Asia, China and India ShowdownThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-2421231670984733182011-08-25T12:11:58.833-07:002011-08-25T12:11:58.833-07:00Actually, no, I'd rather not. Years ago I had...Actually, no, I'd rather not. Years ago I had to study the theories of escalation in nuclear warfare, how it all can spin out of control so very quickly. Next time I don't think it'll be a gunshot in Sarajevo but it could well be a desperate dispute over Himalayan headwaters.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-66794638973441782422011-08-25T12:03:25.351-07:002011-08-25T12:03:25.351-07:00"See where this is heading?"
Would you ..."See where this is heading?"<br /><br />Would you like to play Global Thermo-Nuclear War?<br /><br />It was bad enough when it was just the USA and the USSR and even then there were times when they very very nearly pushed the button.<br /><br />A multi-way increase in military tension between nuclear powers is a scary thing. First you build up your military, next you make secret alliances with other powers to protect your hegemony, and then someone assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com