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By contrast, Japan’s navy is vastly larger and its government is embarking on its largest military spending spree since the Second World War.
That is primarily about ensuring Japan is capable of responding to Chinese threats against its outlying islands and territorial waters — as well as the possibility of a wider confrontation involving Taiwan.
Japan’s navy, at 150 vessels, is less than half China’s size — but the expected purchase of 1,500 long-range missiles from the United States would give it the capability of sinking Chinese ships as far away as Taiwan.
Japan is also working with European countries on developing new fighter jets, building long-range drones and expanding the size of its armed forces in its largest military buildup since the Second World War.
Polls in the country suggest 70 per cent of adults now back greater investment in the military, as the balance of power shifts in the region.
The door isn’t closed to that, but advocates of the increased funding argue Japan will be in a better negotiating and deterrence position with a stronger military as backup.
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It’s cool guys. This time the crazy fanatical, fight to the last man, death before surrender culture, known for killing prowess soldiers will be on our team.
the canadians?
Things is not good when the CAF dusts off the ol’ Geneva checklist.
Can we fucking not? Seriously, what’s the point behind war and this shit? Isn’t there bigger problems that we can throw money at? Fuck.
War fucking sucks ass. We should be focusing on science, education, and preservation of the different species on this planet. If we actually focused our efforts, we could be mining asteroids and building large space stations within mere decades.
However, there’s also not a whole lot of room for that when your unwashed, idiot neighbors get a bunch of nuclear-tipped missiles and decide to launch rockets over your country for food concessions, since they spend literally all their budget on nuclear research.
It also is a bit of a bummer when a larger neighbor decides that all of your bases belong to them.
The world (or, if we make it this far,) the stars will always have the dumbasses of the galaxy, like the Putins, the Xis, and the Kim Jong Uns seeking to cling onto a ratty postage stamp of power, and will tear down everything to cling to it. It’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure that it doesn’t happen; that they aren’t allowed to destroy everything for 15 minutes of power.
So that’s why we have war. It’s shitty, a massive waste of time, effort, and resources, but we have to drag that son of a bitch out whenever someone gets the ass and decides that the modicum of power they have is not enough anymore.
what’s the point behind war
To extract or secure resources (natural or human) from another state.
The US military needs to be able to justify it’s obscene budget somehow and we’re just getting caught in the crossfire.
According to declassified CIA reports, Chinese military doctrine has been designed with a solely defensive purpose. They don’t expect to operate anywhere that a blue water fleet would be necessary because the role of the Chinese military is to protect and preserve the territorial integrity of China. Modern analysts see China’s military as being designed with one purpose: to repel a potential US invasion of Mainland China.
Fear mongering over Taiwan is just that: fear mongering. We’re talking about a region that captures the worst and most bloody parts about war: an amphibious landing over a fucking ocean, dense urban combat, dense jungle combat, mountainous terrain, and a deeply entrenched enemy. Taiwan is literally impossible to occupy, which is why the KMT retreated there in the first place. Meanwhile, China-Taiwan trade grows every year and China continues to court Taiwanese skilled workers and Taiwanese investment. China also integrates heavily with Taiwan’s cultural output.
For some reference, it would be akin to the US invading Canada. While “oh yeah we’ll totally take over Canada” plays really well to American right-wing nationalists, it’s a stupid idea that no one has either the capability or the desire to follow through with. It’s too politically unpopular and Chinese propaganda isn’t actually that good at manufacturing consent.
Yet, I guess the US needs a way to justify spending enough money every year to literally solve the climate crisis and world hunger… On more weapons.
