The recent new missile parade having immediate effect on Russia and US Options

[sinowarrior]

The recent massive new missiles showing in the military parade is having an effect both on Russia and US.

Putin immediately came to Beijing to sign for missile warning deal and also a whole bunch of business deal.

Russia knows China will be a force to content with if Russia ever get in the wrong side with China. As China continue to rise, Russia knows it needs to accomodate China on that. Like in the Central Asia, Russia can't to exclude China out of picture like previously.

As for US, Obama is now calling for close US and CHina military tie. Working out protocols to avoid possible miscalculations. The carrier killing missile is giving US Navy something serious to think about.

[Made in China]

China should give the US any more justification to pour hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain an "useless" military.

Why spend $600 billion dollars (heydey cold war over $1.3 trillion on military) when your sole enemy (Soviet Union) crumbled nearly 2 decades ago. That's half of the world defense spending. Especially since you have NATO (plus former Warsaw pact members), a strong alliance, why do you need to spend so much to "defend against terrorist?"

If China wants to portray itself as a threat, US will take every excuse for spending a huge amount on it's military as it can get.

Chinese display of missiles would give justification for the US to continue to pour an unjustified and unmerited amount into it's defense budget. To be honest, US doesn't need to spend that much on it's military. There is no threat that merits such a huge investment in the military.

US did however defeat the 4th largest army in the world within 3 weeks. haha.

This post has been edited by Made in China: Oct 15 2009, 07:54 PM

[sinowarrior]

^say what, US is broke. F-22 production is cancelled. now what?