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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
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Tech and experience. First, never underestimate an enemy and their ability to be resourceful and innovative. However, if the Russian example in Ukraine has proved one thing, technology coupled with experience matters. I've always stated this is one of the overlooked issues we experienced in training the Afghan military for 20 years. We were essentially trying to train them to our current doctrine and experience from the start, when they too needed to grow and mature. As a result, our methodologies did not always make sense and they failed to grasp the big picture. Having the Chinese or even the Russians simply pick up our doctrine and technology and try to replicate or improve on it isn't going to work. They don't nearly have the same experience at executing many of the concepts of war that we have been performing since the first world war. Global strike, expeditionary forces, logistics, communications, full scale cyber operations, air combat operations, etc. Most of these concepts they've never truly (or effectively) implemented like we have. Sure, they've found ways to disrupt and, in some ways, deter some of our own capabilities, but they cannot do it to scale. If you take nuclear weapons out of the mix, the US to this day could somewhat easily render both of their armies obsolete in short order.

Case in point on the technology factor alone, the Chinese have developed their answer to the B-2... Ok, whoopie do... We're about to push out the B-21 and so many other technologies are still in the works, if not preparing to be added to our inventories in the near future. Again, never underestimate the ability of an enemy to be innovative and resourceful enough to find critical weaknesses. But this is why we must always continue pushing for more innovation and technological advantages.
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Capt Jeff S.
Capt Jeff S.
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China is looking for ways to render our aircraft carriers obsolete and they may just be able to sink them with hypersonic nuclear tipped missiles or hypersonic weapons from Space.

If China sets up a military base on the South pole of the Moon, theoretically they could build a rail gun and launch boulders at the Earth. This would threaten us with something that has the power of a nuke with none of the radioactive fallout. Clearly it would not be a precisely targeted weapon but I'm pretty sure they could hit the U.S. if they get their timing right.
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
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While China "looks for ways," we're not stopping our own efforts. Laser technology is seemingly prepared to remove the threat of hypersonic technology (and could even to some level address nuclear ICMBs / SLMBs). Deploying a nuke into space, to be launched from space provides no assurances of preventing a nuclear response from the US. As for the South Pole, I'm not sure what you're driving at here. How would the Chinese be allowed to build a base there? I realize we're being hypothetical, but one has to remember, the day China attempts to directly attack a US Carrier or launch a nuke from anywhere, they will have to be prepared for a full-scale war with the US. Without nukes, I do not believe they are capable of doing this effectively. With nukes only means nuclear war, where everyone loses.

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/02/24/us-army-ultra-short-pulse-laser/?expand_article=1
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