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Asia Times Online : US's strike threat catches China off guard  
The United States plans to unveil later this decade a new conventional "Prompt Global Strike" (C-PGS) system. It will enable the US to instantly carry out a massive conventional attack anywhere in the world in an hour or less.
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"The US cannot take its current dominance for granted and needs to invest in the programs, platforms, and personnel that will ensure that dominance's persistence," wrote US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in a commentary accompanying the 2010 QDR entitled, "A Balanced Strategy: Reprogramming the Pentagon For a New Age".


"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char
by Melanchthon on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 06:12:14 PM EST
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Still trying to find a way to go back to the Cold War Future they always wanted. Missiles and Big State-Big State conflict are their military comfort zone so they're always happy to find a new way to plan for the late 20th century battles.

the reality of Vietnam and the Middle East with their IEDs and partisan/insurgencies has evidently traumatised the US military and it is currently muttering about the glory days while sucking its thumb and staring into Space the distance.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Feb 7th, 2010 at 06:48:50 AM EST
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