Suddenly the US is concerned about China's military build-up. It will have new carrier-killer missiles. Surprise. What else is new? Hello? Wake up US! The Chinese have been building up their military for at least a decade or more. And, what else would you expect from a super-power in this dangerous world? They now build their own jet fighters, and yes, missiles, and probably soon stealth bombers. Expect nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines next.
So what is the answer to this problem? Of course the answer is first intelligence and second our own revitalization of our defense industry. We must know well ahead of time what China and other powers are doing to build their military and then plan our defenses accordingly. But just defensive weapons is not enough. No war was ever won with defense only. We must constantly be developing new offensive weapons and technology that can defeat any enemy now or in the future.
What kind of weapons should we have or develop? Nuclear? Conventional? Ships? Subs? Advanced fighters and bombers? Advanced drone aircraft? Anti-terrorist weapons? Electronic? Cyberspace? Yes. All of the above, and deployed without interference from the politically correct crowd!
Also badly needed is up-grading our homeland security. Are our borders well protected? No, we know they are not. Are our ports protected from terrorist weapons on ships or in cargo containers? Do we check every ship and container that comes to our shores? Do we constantly monitor for nuclear materials in our cities?
One thing we should consider seriously is a total up-grade of our nuclear weapons and to resume underground testing to make sure that they really work. Without real testing how do we know that they work?
A very strong military and strong homeland security is our only real deterrent to the bad guys.
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