uticusApr 2

U.S. Is Burning Through Tomahawk Cruise Missile Stockpile at an Alarming Rate

https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-is-burning-through-tomahawk-cruise-missile-stockpile-at-a-alarming-rate-report

U.S. Is Burning Through Tomahawk Cruise Missile Stockpile At An Alarming Rate: Report

The four-week conflict with Iran has so far consumed more than a whopping 850 Tomahawk missiles, officials have stated. The four-week conflict with Iran has so far consumed more than 850 Tomahawk missiles, officials have stated.

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Show threaddnemmersApr 2

It does seem like if I was China, this would be the perfect time to make a big geopolitical move: EU and Russia tied up with Ukraine and Iran, US & Gulf allies now stuck in a war zone, US showing aging tech with large exposure to new drone warfare.

This seems likely the conflict that forces the US into an immediate course correction in military makeup, or suffer large and expensive mass casualties on the battlefield.

What happened to Battleships after Aircraft Carriers entered the picture, comes to mind.

Show threadtoast0
They don't need to do anything militarily. Just keep up with Belt and Road and being a stable trade partner while the US has a trade war with everyone and started an active war with Iran over nothing, and is threatening allies. Fill the vacuum the US left behind and see what happens when the US wants to put sanctions on China in the future.
Apr 3 at 12:21amWeb
Show threaddefrostApr 3

Exactly, in the fall and aftermath of WWII the USofA Steven Bradbury'd it's way to No. #1 on the global pecking order.

China, now, is ready to do as little as possible and free skate into that position by the same means.