Nuclear War

And here's us all complaining bitterly (with good cause!) about the weather. I visited last year what had been a secret military bunker, 1 of about 7 I think in the UK, (it's about 15 miles from where I live) built because of the threat of the last nucular war. From the scale of it and vast amounts of money needed to build it, that threat must have been a lot more likely than Jo Public was led to believe. I was flabberghasted that what had been built was much more with the view of when rather than if an attack happened. All the secret bunkers were decommisioned I believe, some not all that long ago. They just might be needed again!

 

Yes, from 6' under

 

China is behaving because they're worried about their economy. When this kicks off, no matter how it happens, China loses out.

China's economy is based on exports to the west (us lot and the yanks among others), and its neighbour, North Korea.

China would lose least money by sitting on the fence. That way they only lose much trade with North Korea as their spending is diverted to war fighting. Unless of course they buy their weapons and ammo off China, in which case China becomes our enemy and they have to spend money on fighting us. If China chooses to fight us, then their economy is stuffed because it is based on export to us (which would cease immediately if they became our enemy) and their infrastructure that they built on the back of the trade with the west, infrastructure which would become key military targets. The Chinese top dogs know this, and that's why they're trying to keep the peace.

 

I'm pleased to be able to say I've heard back from my mate in Taiwan, after several weeks of silence from him.

Word is, lots of nations in the region are ready to go at no notice. He was deliberate vague, but he hinted that if it kicks off, it will be rapid and decisive, "before the rest of Asia gets dragged in".

Apparently the reason for this trouble is that the new leader, who is much more open to "western ideas" such as patience and tolerance than his predecessors, and as a result his leadership is already in question, so he has to demonstrate his prowess or lose his credibility and authority among his more hardline peers.

This is really sad, because I bet the ordinary folk of North Korea don't want to get their behinds kicked. There's no possibility of a 'petty skirmish' because North Korea have already increased the stakes too much. Whatever happens has to be decisive.

 

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