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2005-12-21 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Pappy 2005-12-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Have they gone completely batshit nuts?
They may not have noticed, but China and N.kor would just love to annihilate every last living thing on their little island chain.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-12-21 08:18|| 2005-12-21 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder what's happening to the part of the budget that isn't publicly disclosed?

Posted by Glack Fleper6681 2005-12-21 09:41|| 2005-12-21 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Things like this, Glack:

December 21, 2005: Japan, concerned over the potential threat from Chinese and North Korean ballistic missile, has agreed to participate in the development of an advanced version of the U.S. Aegis (ship based) anti-missile system. Japan would contribute a third of the $3 billion cost, and develop the nose cone, and two-stage starter motor for the new version of the SM-3 missile. Existing models of the SM-3 are serving on American Aegis warships stationed off North Korea. These ships can use their Aegis radars, and SM-3 missiles, to intercept North Korean ballistic missiles.

They're cutting back on old stuff and concentrating on high technology.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-12-21 09:52|| 2005-12-21 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve's comment is spot on. Don't be too concerned, the Nips have always been proud warriors. They were still finding WWII island holdout Jap soldiers on Pacific Islands into the 1960's. They ain't cowardly, and they don't easily give up.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-12-21 11:30|| 2005-12-21 11:30|| Front Page Top

#5 This is assuming that they haven't gotten rid of their 'warrior' genetic stock and replaced it entirely with fems. ;-) (Read: bishounen.)

But yeah, if they're trying to change their defense model, then better that they do so -- considering that almost everyone involved in a potential East Asian conflict is probably going to do the same.

Posted by Edward Yee 2005-12-21 13:52|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-12-21 13:52|| Front Page Top

#6 #1: Have they gone completely batshit nuts?
They may not have noticed, but China and N.kor would just love to annihilate every last living thing on their little island chain.

Ummm, this is speculation, but I really doubt that either China or NorKor want the Japanese dead.

I think they want the Japanese as cowed slaves, sending their wealth and industry "Home" to "Mother"

To that end is the constant saber-rattling and threats, so eventualy they (China/NorKor) can reap their "Rogue Colonies" wealth, Dead Japanese and destroyed infrastructure net Chi-Kor nothing but headaches and scorched earth.

I'm watching their "Trial Balloon" of Tiawan's takeover (Coming attractions) as a prelude to Japanese subjugation, perhaps by sucking Japan into a war it can't win. (Some precedent here, as witness Japan's WW2's results vs America)Defeating them, then milking them dry.

Comments?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-12-21 20:31|| 2005-12-21 20:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Big,

Only to say that the Japanese ain't close to the warriors they were 60 years ago; and more regretably, neither are we.----AT

Posted by Asymmetrical Triangulation 2005-12-21 20:49|| 2005-12-21 20:49|| Front Page Top

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