Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think citizens of the most violent nation in recent history should do some introspection before projecting their misdeeds onto others..
How recent is recent history?
Clearly more recent than April 15th, 1989.
Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
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Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Legally Taiwan and Mainland are in a civil war for the legitimate government of the one China. One China is the "policy" of US China and Taiwan. Of course, Taiwan want to get rid of that. China will risk a nuclear war to prevent that, and US is OK with either, preferably let China bleed the most with minimal cost. These are as obvious as the sun hanging over the sky. China had no ambition for territorial expansion ot…
> Hi, propagandist? Personal attacks are against site rules, and you've been here long enough that you should know that. > China had no ambition for territorial expansion other than defending herself. That's the pattern for 2 thousands years. China occupied Tibet. China invaded Vietnam twice. The first time, they stayed for a thousand years. "China has no ambition for territorial expansion" only if you accept China's…
I think we are just speaking the same thing.
You might assume that I sided with China mainland. Well, that not where I stand. Neither do I side with Taiwan, nor US.
I stand with the safety and prosperity of people.
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#43> The HAWC is exploring air-breathing hypersonic flight > propelling the cruiser at a speed greater than Mach 5 I wonder if they are running a scramjet engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramjet
"In order for the scramjet engine to ignite,..."
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
What if they decide they want to gobble up Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, etc? Should we just sit back and say "it's not us, so this is fine?"
I think citizens of the most violent nation in recent history should do some introspection before projecting their misdeeds onto others..
"What if X happens?"
"Shut up, Y is bad."
Uh.
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#45As I understand it, China has hypersonic missiles and nukes, whereas the US does not. Should a conflict in the South China sea break out, China could nuke US carrier groups assuming their satellites aren't taken out first. That spells game over for US projection of power if successful. China could deploy air and submersible drones to get around downed satellites, but these have the potential of being jammed with EMP,…
Follow Arms Control Wonk. There's a bunch of OSINT folks in the podcast slack channel including friends of mine that have been interviewed by magazines like The Economist. I'm there more for the cyberwarfare takes, but from what I understand nobody is seriously worried about a power imbalance between China and America regarding missile speed since interceptors aren't accurate enough, but that's just me regurgitating…
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#46As I understand it, China has hypersonic missiles and nukes, whereas the US does not. Should a conflict in the South China sea break out, China could nuke US carrier groups assuming their satellites aren't taken out first. That spells game over for US projection of power if successful. China could deploy air and submersible drones to get around downed satellites, but these have the potential of being jammed with EMP,…
there is no chance a US carrier could be nuked without a proportional response
The hypersonic missle won't carry nuclear war head. The impact is enough to render a CV lose combat capability. The modern weaponry are delicate machines. A 50s computer might withstand an earthquake. The modern one probably won't survive a drop less than 1 meter.
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
What if they decide they want to gobble up Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, etc? Should we just sit back and say "it's not us, so this is fine?"
I think citizens of the most violent nation in recent history should do some introspection before projecting their misdeeds onto others..
April 15th, 1989
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#48As I understand it, China has hypersonic missiles and nukes, whereas the US does not. Should a conflict in the South China sea break out, China could nuke US carrier groups assuming their satellites aren't taken out first. That spells game over for US projection of power if successful. China could deploy air and submersible drones to get around downed satellites, but these have the potential of being jammed with EMP,…
Somewhat related to a China tech angle, I submitted this article about what Chinese stealth boats look like to the newest commercial radar satellites: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28686121
... From the top. That is, the exact angle from which stealth doesn't matter.
Re: Hypersonic HAWC missile flies, but details are kept hidden
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps you haven't noticed that China has been building islands and claiming the sea around them. In fact, they claim the entire South China Sea as territorial waters. They routinely send their fishing fleets into the legitimate territorial waters of other nations. As they are starting to struggle again with the size of their population, expansion will seem like a natural solution.
> China has been building islands and claiming the sea around them Of cuz, that's known everywhere. Chinese netizens are ecstatic about this ingenious move that fenced off SEA countries from meddling the water area in any way that could affect China's claim over them. > They routinely send their fishing fleets into the legitimate territorial waters of other nations They are just self directed business man. Just like…
April 15th, 1989