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Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
The only reason the USSR and the USA didn't "push the button, Max" was that they had parity and thus MAD, Mutually-Assured Destruction.
Majic Said: quote: From the source article:
Independently verifying the authorship of the speech is not possible.
If I read this correctly, the presenter of this information seems quite confident that no corroboration for this article can be found.
The following is a transcript of a speech believed to have been given by Mr. Chi Haotian, Minster of Defense and vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. Independently verifying the authorship of the speech is not possible. It is worth reading because it is believed to set out the CCP’s strategy for the development of China. The speech argues for the necessity of China using biological warfare to depopulate the United States and prepare it for a future massive Chinese colonization. “The War Is Not Far from Us and Is the Midwife of the Chinese Century” was published on February 15, 2005 on www.peacehall.com and was published on www.boxun.com on April 23, 2005. This speech and a related speech, “The War Is Approaching Us” are analyzed in The Epoch Times original article “The CCP’s Last-ditch Gamble: Biological and Nuclear War.”
This plan is laid out in two speeches written by Chi Haotian, Minster of Defense and vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, and posted on the Internet. The background surrounding the speeches is still shrouded in mystery. The titles of the two speeches are “War Is Approaching Us” [1] and “War Is Not Far from Us and Is the Midwife of the Chinese Century.” The two, judging from their similar contexts and consistent theme, are indeed sister articles.
Originally posted by The Middle Kingdom
I've read the article, and after discussing it with my teachers and fellow students we came to only one possibly conclusion.
THAT IT IS A JOKE! A child's prank! A digusting and immoral joke, a horrible and not funny joke... but a joke no less.
[edit on 28-11-2005 by Thomas Crowne]
Originally posted by TONE23
facts show that china is rated number 1 and three in the world in math and science.. whereas we in america are rated 22 and 28th respectively...our over confidence could be our own undoing
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
The only reason the USSR and the USA didn't "push the button, Max" was that they had parity and thus MAD, Mutually-Assured Destruction.
Originally posted by chinawhite
With chinas nuclear weapons its a deterant againest american atacks because they know how much civillains they will lose by attacking china. Same goes for china.
That is why no one is wiling to use nukes
Originally posted by smallpeeps
If they are forgeries, then shouldn't we be able to determine that?
Originally posted by smallpeeps
It's amazing to me how many people want us to run away from this thread.
Originally posted by smallpeeps
Heck, there should be more Chinese citizens here helping because I'm sure they have as much real information on their party bosses as we do.
Originally posted by Simon666
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
While you're at it you might as well add the estimated 1/5 to 1/4 of the Cambodian population killed by the Khmer Rouge as China was their only backer and gave them full support.
Actually, the US supported the Red Khmer as well and gave them support for revenge motives. see, the red Khmer had the nasty habit of regularly making military incursions into Vietnam, with which the US had just suffered humiliating defeat. The Chinese also lost miserably when they thought they'd teach the Vietnamese a lesson.
[edit on 28-11-2005 by Simon666]
Originally posted by chinawhite
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
Well then, why don't you tell us how many people died in the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution and the invasion of Tibet. While you're at it you might as well add the estimated 1/5 to 1/4 of the Cambodian population killed by the Khmer Rouge as China was their only backer and gave them full support.
all together 10-15million.
That is my overestimate
Originally posted by chinawhite
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
The only reason the USSR and the USA didn't "push the button, Max" was that they had parity and thus MAD, Mutually-Assured Destruction.
With chinas nuclear weapons its a deterant againest american atacks because they know how much civillains they will lose by attacking china. Same goes for china.
That is why no one is wiling to use nukes
Originally posted by The Middle Kingdom
Howl, even Wikipedia will attest to the doubtfulness of most estimates for the GLF.
Next, China will never use nukes to attack America, why? Because we will never attack America. This article is a fake.
Originally posted by smallpeeps
I think it's safe to say that lots of news coming out of China will be released by just one or two people or some group that's being persecuted. As a result, the presentation and references may not always be there. Now can someone tell me if boxun.com is also a Falun Gong site? Maybe then we'll be closer to the truth.
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
You read that off some random website, I presume...
You're not getting it. The orginal position is that China will start the war and use nukes to do it.
If that happens then China will send its numerically vastly inferior nuclear arsenal into the sky. Many, many Americans will die. Of that there is no doubt.
Originally posted by chinawhite
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
You read that off some random website, I presume...
Nope.
You're not getting it. The orginal position is that China will start the war and use nukes to do it.
If that happens then China will send its numerically vastly inferior nuclear arsenal into the sky. Many, many Americans will die. Of that there is no doubt.
It will only use nukes if its attacked. If china gets attacked by the US it will respond. What will the world community be after the US bombs china first?
China only needs to launch its twenty or so nuclear weapons with 5megatons each it will make the american continent to poluted to sustain life. Throw in some other missles in the region and the whole world is un-sustainble thanks to the american attack.
China only gets to the sunshine quicker.
Numbers dont mean anything in a nuclear excahnge because the more you launch the more radioactivity that is coming your way. The russians and americans built up their nuclear arsenal to launch pre-emptive strikes.
Originally posted by HowlrunnerIV
Your estimate is as worthless as the one you deride. If you want to discount something, bring some evidence.
It doesn't matter what you think. What you think is your government's policy is not the issue here. The issue is what the General allegedly said.
The General (if the speech is real) is threatening to attack the US. ie to START the war with a nuclear exchange.
Chinawhite, in nuclear war, as in conventional war, numbers mean everything. So, you can destroy, or at least seriously damage, America's 20 greatest cities. But what if you throw two nukes at Washington to guarantee you really decapitate the US? Then you've only got 18 left for the population centres.
And you still have to take out NORAD at Cheyenne Mountain. And the US' nuclear arsenal. AND the Canadians, who are an integral part of the DEW line. And you still need to kill every CBG and Boomer at sea, which are all nuclear armed.
And you need to destroy the US bases in the UK, which store nukes.
And the US bases in Japan and South Korea.
And Guam.
And Rammstein in Germany.