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| South China Sea Artificial Islands Have Weapons Installed |
| 2016-12-15 |
| h/t Instapundit A U.S. think tank says recent satellite images appear to show that China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, upping the stakes in what many see as a potential Asian powder keg. Now, that's serious boys & girls |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 an underwater neutron nuke (of unknown ownership) going off near those islands would remove them from the "usable" category with the resulting wave. Claim it was the NORKS misfiring... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-12-15 20:40 |
| #5 They are just stationary targets. Missiles (and possibly typhoons) can neutralize them. This is just the PRC being the neighborhood bully. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-12-15 20:19 |
| #4 The Japanese fortified a number of Pacific islands. Didn't help in the long run. |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2016-12-15 19:05 |
| #3 Building islands in the South China Sea apparently hasn't upset the environmentalists. Therefore, Mr. Trump should say we're going to build a few for ourselves. There have to be a few reefs that are suitable for this. Then watch heads explode. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-12-15 18:06 |
| #2 I wouldn't be too worried about that... |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Artificial Island Dredging Division 2016-12-15 15:52 |
| #1 Yeah, but what about the Russian hackers? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-12-15 13:43 |