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Originally Posted by AG124
Russian security is not what it used to be from what I've heard, and there are reports that some uranium is unaccounted for.
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What are you talking about. Russian security always amounted to who has the most blat.
For those who skipped all your history classes blat is russian for bribe. Last time I checked the terrorists were millionaires and vodka is cheaper than water so I think we know where those decommisioned nukles are headed.
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Originally Posted by AG124
Maybe there will be Chinese-US war over Taiwan. I don't think the Chinese have the military force to take on the US right now, so maybe they won't risk such a war.
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One thing I'm certain of is that the Asian Pacific Rim will eclipse the US in sheer economic wealth within the next 30 to 40 years and that the American Empire will be no more. However I'm not sure if it'll be CHina alone. India is also on the rise and its workforce is younger than CHina's so they might stand to do better than China. That and they follow old Commonwealth laws so that makes it easier to trade with them from a western democracy standpoint. Though between Russian and America's trade deficit I figure China will make some kind of major move in the next 20 years to assert itself. Maybe Taiwan or Mongolia or some nearby country that has something they want. I'm not sure if America would actually fight for Taiwan if China invaded. Americans seem to have short patience when it comes to war. They get tired and want out after 2 years so Im not sure if the politicians can sell it. China would certainly put its whole force into it and assert a "total war" strategy while the US I think is incapable of total war anymore.
Oh the joys of speculation.
As for the short term I figure that the US will pull out Iraq ala Vietnam (Vietnamization) and then a civilwar will erupt before a warlord asserts himself. Bush will be followed up by an even more psychotic republican ruler and drive the US farther into deficit and scare the bejezzeus out of everyone with agressive jongoistic policies and the quality of life in the US will slowl;y decline as social programs are scrapped because the Democrats have so few seats that the Republicans can do anything they want (which will be justified with a social darwinist explanatoin). Canada will pull out of NAFTA as we continue to get screwed every week and we'll begin to trade more with China (grrr). The US will eventually be booted from the UN and left to rot in economic limbo as everyone turns away to the new boy in town: CHina.