They have thier nukes, yeah, but most of what they are buying is tactical hardware, mostly Russian, but some of it from the Isrealies (and mostly stuff they made for/with us, or stuff we liscenced them to make for themselves- the AIM-9X and the seeker for the Hellfire-Longbow in particular). From the Russians... Wow, what is Moscow thinking? Tanks, gunships, these can threaten Taiwan, the PRC has no sealift capability to speak of, and even less ability to fly thier tanks in, assuming the runways are still in existance. The Indians don't have much that the ChiComs would want, and they have to go over the Himyleas to get there. The only use for all those tracks is a northward joyride.

If we get it, it will be a dsabler attack with the nukes, most likely. DC, Pearl, Diego, Guam and some of the bases on the Pacific coast. The real fight will be for Siberia. Of course, the Russians might pull the Indians into it, which in turn could make all the warm fuzzies between the ChiComs and Pakistan kick in... Yeah, four nuclear powers. Just ducky.

I feel sorry for the Japanese, they are downwind of the whole mess. And just think, we'll have provided the cash for all of it.

A Pax, a Pax upon us!