That being the case then, counter value target should be the Hamptons and Connecticut, where the rich elites of America live.
China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread
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2nd pic, DF-17 with cover
I've said it before, I'll say it again. You use tactical nukes against the most valuable targets - American military production.
Imagine if tactical nukes destroy America's F-35 factories and nuclear submarine shipyards.
Stopping F-35 production is of enormous value. Think about it - the enemy can no longer produce effective aircraft. Military, it's hard to think of anything more important.
Imagine if tactical nukes destroy America's F-35 factories and nuclear submarine shipyards.
Stopping F-35 production is of enormous value. Think about it - the enemy can no longer produce effective aircraft. Military, it's hard to think of anything more important.
Are those DF-31As and a DF-41? Why do the DF-31 tubes look so damn thicc here
girth is the more important measure of performance
The stigma of nuclear weapons are primarily it's long term nuclear pollution and impact on non-combatants.
Destruction of strategic assets through cyber attacks, micro drone attacks and other similar methods won't trigger the same psychological reaction as a nuclear blast on a major city/industrial center even if results in the same destruction of strategic assets. The rally cry for war will have more fertile ground when people face the viceral experience of a radioactive heat wave.
Even as tactical weapons, use of nuclear warheads results in long lasting pollution that affect the neighborhood and potentially the globe. The use has high political costs, thus putting them very high on the escalation ladder.
Once 4th gen nuclear weapon/ becomes feasible the proliferation of tactical nukes will become more attractive. Usage will become a easier decision to make as it comes without the long term consequences of radioactive fallout. Usage of nuclear weapons on population centers will still carry the same political weight. Tactical nukes on military targets the other hand will be seen as a variation of the or but exponentially more destructive. These pure fusion warheads can be employed in devastating anti-ship, bunker buster, anti-infrastructure weapons.
If an entity wishes to absorb/conquer another entity, use of current polluting nukes lowers the value of the conqured land within the new system. While clean nukes won't have that issue. This will open pandora's box for nuclear proliferation not just in number of warheads but also how much lower on the escalation ladder it will be used.
Destruction of strategic assets through cyber attacks, micro drone attacks and other similar methods won't trigger the same psychological reaction as a nuclear blast on a major city/industrial center even if results in the same destruction of strategic assets. The rally cry for war will have more fertile ground when people face the viceral experience of a radioactive heat wave.
Even as tactical weapons, use of nuclear warheads results in long lasting pollution that affect the neighborhood and potentially the globe. The use has high political costs, thus putting them very high on the escalation ladder.
Once 4th gen nuclear weapon/ becomes feasible the proliferation of tactical nukes will become more attractive. Usage will become a easier decision to make as it comes without the long term consequences of radioactive fallout. Usage of nuclear weapons on population centers will still carry the same political weight. Tactical nukes on military targets the other hand will be seen as a variation of the or but exponentially more destructive. These pure fusion warheads can be employed in devastating anti-ship, bunker buster, anti-infrastructure weapons.
If an entity wishes to absorb/conquer another entity, use of current polluting nukes lowers the value of the conqured land within the new system. While clean nukes won't have that issue. This will open pandora's box for nuclear proliferation not just in number of warheads but also how much lower on the escalation ladder it will be used.
So romantic...
Chinese are subtle. This is literally a show of strength, without using the strength.
Unfortunately the West are blatant that is why they don't understand China which has a cultural history of over 5000 years.
People watch too much Michael bay movies these days the chances of going kinetic are extremely slim, China would blockade Taiwan and US would verbally protest that's it, This would be PLA's coming out party like how Suez crisis marked US army's entry to Eurasian continent rest of the world will know for sure to take whose side from now on without a doubt, We could also expect a new brettonwoods conference shortly after where transfer of Reserve currency status to happen in return for the privilege to be right hand man comparable to US-UK relationship, Let US deal with Americas,Europe and Australia as long as Chinese interests are met why dismantle that system when you can own it indirectly, BRI will insure Africa, Eurasia and South east Asia to be China's backyard and that's where growth will happen
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