Author Topic: China making nuke threats???!!! (Read 1631 times)

wrag · « **on:** July 14, 2005, 05:48:16 PM »

This article reports that China can and will use nukes against the U.S. over Taiwan?!?!?

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/28cfe55a-f4a7-11d9-9dd1-00000e2511c8.html

lada · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2005, 05:54:30 PM »

ummm why not ?

Its cheaper to sent them abroad that dismantle them

bustr · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2005, 06:25:25 PM »

Bait and switch with a known loose cannon. So what is being hidden in plain site now that the journalists have been thrown their scrap for the day????

cpxxx · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:18:46 PM »

Oh yeah, we are expected to believe China would risk nuclear war to get Taiwan.

Taiwan has never been so safe from attack. The good old MAD system is protecting it.

oboe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:41:20 PM »

Or, put another way, would the US risk nuclear war to save Taiwan?

GW strikes me as the kind of President who wouldn't hesitate to push the button. I just don't have any confidence that he would think very long and hard about it, or that he would listen to many others who have.

Perhaps the real question is WWCD (What Would Cheney Do)?

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:44:40 PM »

That tard Bush ain't gonna start a nuke war over Taiwan. Or anything else. He knows how to pick his fights, against weak craptacular nations like Iraq.
-SW

Xargos · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2005, 09:48:11 PM »

I say let the US give Taiwan some nuks, that way we don't have to push the button.

rpm · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:03:10 PM »

China is a serious threat, do not think for a second that they are'nt. I would not be surprised in the least if they let loose a nuke over Taiwan.
The only good thing that could ever come out of a war with China is WalMart would go out of buisness overnight.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:24:41 PM »

Let them.

In retaliation bomb the Three Dams on the Yangtze River. China will be on it's knees.

Karaya

Fishu · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2005, 11:44:04 PM »

All China would have to do to bring down the USA, would be to close its borders for the US companies and companies working for the US firms.

Hangtime · « **Reply #10 on:** July 15, 2005, 12:15:19 AM »

China? Nuke the US.. their biggest paycheck evar? LOL!

China is being run by guys who are quite happy with the status quo.. why nuke us when in 30 years they'll just own us outright?

The US? Threaten to go to the Nuclear mat over Taiwan? With a formal US policy that calls for One China and stresses that peaceful reapprochment is the only accpetable means for reunification? Fact is, the US would regard hostile action towards Taiwan as a 'matter of grave concern'.

Folks.. a 'clue' here.. The loss of South Vietnam was a 'matter of grave concern'. How on earth could anybody get 'we'll nuke yer goofy little butts back into the stone age if you invade Taiwan' outta 'matter of grave concern'?

More likely, we'd move into the Straights with a coupla carrier groups like we did during the last crisis and make it clear that we'd up our F-16 and and F-15 deliveries to Taiwan if they didn't go back to 'playing nice' with their rebelious democratic province.

Damn.. you guys are reading too many Tom Clancy franchise novels.

The Chinese won't attack the US.. would piss off too many customers.

Donzo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 15, 2005, 12:18:57 AM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
...The Chinese won't attack the US.. would piss off too many customers.

Attack us? Hell, they buy us first. That's the bigger threat.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2005, 12:19:08 AM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
All China would have to do to bring down the USA, would be to close its borders for the US companies and companies working for the US firms.

And millions of suddenly unemployed workers and thousands of idle factories would do wonders for China's economy too.

Are you completely incapable of seeing things with any perspective beyond your contempt for the USA?

Fishu · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2005, 12:32:43 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
And millions of suddenly unemployed workers and thousands of idle factories would do wonders for China's economy too.

They're communists, in which the people only really needs a place to live and food.
Creating jobs isn't a problem. Just ask Boroda.
I'm quite sure they're far more self sufficient than the USA.
Especially when it comes to the USA.. somehow I doubt they're going to make their country dependable of it.

Besides the USA isn't rest of the world besides China, there are other countries whos with to continue business.

Therefore I ask you; "Are you completely incapable of seeing things with any perspective beyond your contempt for the USA?"

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2005, 12:35:11 AM »

Wow Fishu, it must all be so simple in your mind. Pretty amazing...