Am I right in thinking so far the PLA hasn't used much EW/ECW? Or at least the ROC hasn't reported on it?
Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
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Taiwan isn't going to report anything. It didn't report missiles overflying until Japan did, then it became "they were above the Karman line, so it wasn't overflying", and then they settled on "we have PAC-3s so we're fine." They're a joke.
As for the PLA using EW during this exercise, I doubt it for two reasons: First, it would be giving away sensitive information to hostile observers. Second, use them on what, the Cold War museum that calls itself a military?
OT, I know I've advocated that armed reunification occur only when China has prepared the groundwork for it and is ready to expand the scope of the conflict, but there is a part of me that wants it soon for one reason: I want to see Tsai get Saddam'ed. I really want to see the PLA drag her out of a hole.
I need to see the PLA version of picture.
It’s not like the PLA isn’t using EW capabilities in their routine operations before these exercises (otherwise how can the US conclude things about the PLA’s EW capabilities). There are probably capabilities that they’re holding in reserve but there’s no reason why they wouldn’t use what capabilities they have revealed in other routine operations for these exercises.
EDIT: And the value of demonstrating some routine well known EW capabilities is to make the point that the PLA doesn’t even need to fire on Taiwan to cripple their defenses.
It's Mike "used to be Fat" Pompeo.
If DF-17s are that cost efficient, I wonder how much a DF-27 would cost. I presume the DF-27 mounts a hypersonic glide vehicle like the DF-17? If it's about the same price or less than a DF-26 China should just make DF-27s instead of continuing with DF-26.
I assume you mean energy, as that is where the term EROEI is most commonly used. I think EROEI (Energy Recovered On Energy Invested) has already been solved; the solution just takes time to implement. As I noted in an earlier comment in another thread, the sun pours down thousands of times more energy than the whole world is currently using. So there's plenty of energy for China, for as long as Sol continues to shine.
In principle, yes. But the entire human race is far from using up the energy that the Sun pours on Earth. There's plenty for all, for now and for far in the future; there's no need for anyone to grow at another's expense (the definition of negative sum).
Therefore China's BRI makes a lot of sense: there's enough energy to make it achievable. If all of what is now the Third World grows rich, why shouldn't China be happy?
The EU is being put through a boot camp now to get used to having much lower living standards, so they will be well prepared to go even lower when they follow further orders from the master.
Nope, I don't think she was thinking anything about Taiwan at all... other than how much she was getting paid to go there and how it would boost her own profile and divert attention from her other misdeeds at home.
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