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Originally posted by zcheng
Just announced China will test three types of Missiles.
DF-21, intermediate range missile of about 2500 km
DF-31, long range 8000-10,000 km
JL-2, long range 8000km, for nuclear submarine, able to carry 6-8 warhead each.
I guess that is related to US show of force in Pacific and massing in Korea. Hope mutual deterrence will work this time as well.
Originally posted by FredT
Test and operational are two different things. Too bad they can spend so much money on weapons but cant save the little girl in the gutter. Zcheng why do you not comment on that. By my count you have been asked in 4 different threads.
[edit on 12-7-2004 by FredT]
Originally posted by FredT
Test and operational are two different things.
Too bad they can spend so much money on weapons
but cant save the little girl in the gutter. Zcheng why do you not comment on that. By my count you have been asked in 4 different threads.
[edit on 12-7-2004 by FredT]
Originally posted by zcheng
You wish. Chinese annual budget for defense is about 25 billion dollars. How much for US? For me, it is too little, at least China should double the spending. One good thing for US, with 200 billion dollars spent in Iraq, blood is still flowing, and seems accelerating. I have serious doubt whether this was specificly filmed by group like FLG for propaganda purpose.
Originally posted by FredT
Im sure that your govenments position is that the dead girl in the gutter was just propaganda. Man we could not make up something as inflamitory as that. What happened to the person that filmed it? Probably sitting in jail being tortured.
Just ask the victems of Tienniman Square. You must be so proud of your vaunted military. Despite the fact that the students were armed with ideas, the valient efforts of the tank equiped red army ultimetly prevailed. Yes we spend alot of money on our military. Why not? its a very small percentage of our GNP.
Originally posted by zcheng
Originally posted by FredT
Test and operational are two different things.
You wish.
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Originally posted by zcheng
Originally posted by FredT
Test and operational are two different things.
You wish.
Nope - YOU WISH. As the last 50+ years of aviation have shown, demonstrating an air platform and putting it into service are two different things....
But since you are a brainwashed Chi-com, I will play by you're rules.
As I remember, the YF-22 and F-23 were being tested in the 80's, so I guess BOTH aircraft have been operational for almost 25 years! And the Camanche has been around since the early 90's (maybe even 80's), so it looks like we have had that for 10-15 years. Oh, and then there is the B-2 which was being tested in the late 70's if I recall correctly, so I guess we have had that in operation for almost 30 years! Oh, and the F-15 was tested in the 60's. DAMN! That thing has been in service almost 50 years!!!!! WOW, the USAF is even MORE amazing using your logic! But there in lies the problem - you have none.
Chinese annual budget for defense is about 25 billion dollars. How much for US? For me, it is too little, at least China should double the spending. One good thing for US, with 200 billion dollars spent in Iraq, blood is still flowing, and seems accelerating.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Chinese annual budget for defense is about 25 billion dollars. How much for US? For me, it is too little, at least China should double the spending. One good thing for US, with 200 billion dollars spent in Iraq, blood is still flowing, and seems accelerating.
Actually the US military spending is around 460billion and it is well spent it has kept US number one Since WW2 and we have had 800-900 casualties in Iraq if the chicoms were there you think they world have won the war in 3 weeks turned over power in 15 months and hold elections in 20 months and WW2 400.000 casualties Vietnam 54.000 casualties and now we have 800 now that is a very big improvement if you ask me so the money is well spent.
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Nope - YOU WISH. As the last 50+ years of aviation have shown, demonstrating an air platform and putting it into service are two different things....
But since you are a brainwashed Chi-com, I will play by you're rules.
As I remember, the YF-22 and F-23 were being tested in the 80's, so I guess BOTH aircraft have been operational for almost 25 years! And the Camanche has been around since the early 90's (maybe even 80's), so it looks like we have had that for 10-15 years. Oh, and then there is the B-2 which was being tested in the late 70's if I recall correctly, so I guess we have had that in operation for almost 30 years! Oh, and the F-15 was tested in the 60's. DAMN! That thing has been in service almost 50 years!!!!! WOW, the USAF is even MORE amazing using your logic! But there in lies the problem - you have none.
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
And, you probably aren't lucid enough to see the difference in the U.S. and Russia or the U.S. and China, if you make such a statement, so there's no use in discussing it with you.
Just want to invite you to the following website for guidance. It will help you out in the long run...
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Also the US declaring war left and right Afghanistan was justified and Iraq well it dug its own grave when it kicked he inspectors out and harbored and cooperated with alqada.
Originally posted by zcheng
I wonder why US can aim nuke missile on nations around the world, while it is not acceptable for other country to aim at US?
Originally posted by KrazyIvan
THEY ARE AIMED AT CHINA TO MAKE THEM THINK TWICE!
Originally posted by WestPoint23
no i dont think iraq was responsible for 9/11 i said they had Alqada in the country and didnt kick them out one of these id al zarqawi.
Originally posted by KrazyIvan
we do it as a precaution so we dont have to chnge out all the guidence systems.
Originally posted by zcheng
Will you think that US will think TWICE as Well, with Chinese Missile aims at all major cities? Remember Taiwan is part of China, and is the core strategic interest of China.
As I said before, NO WAR BETWEEN US and CHINA.