• brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Differing from many superpowers that came before the US, the US has a reputation of following through on what it says it will do long term

    Not sure about that one chief.

    Also not sure about saying that Taiwan needs to “be careful to guard against” a party being democratically elected with positions that the USA doesn’t like.

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      1 year ago

      Especially when you consider that Biden and the powerful forces who actually get to decide how “the USA” responds to this are not for humanitarian reasons. “The USA” just wants nuclear launch sites as close as possible to China.

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        1 year ago

        Most of China’a infrastructure is on the coast. We can achieve that with a couple SSBNs lurking thousands of kilometers off the coast.

        Bonus points if one surfaces where it can be photographed, but in international water, every so often. Just as a reminder.