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How will the Commies in Peking respond? Taiwanese march for independence By William Foreman ASSOCIATED PRESS www.washtimes.com/world/2...-2735r.htm TAIPEI, Taiwan Tens of thousands of protesters...
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Yes, I do have an interest in Asian navies. My favorite navy in Asia is the US Navy. And yes, I never miss an opportunity to bash the Chinese enemy. The Chinese government deserves all the...
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Quote:Proliferation is fact, now days, Soldier Officer. Look at the outlaw nations of the world that have nukes - China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia - Iran soon to join.Why do you call China and...
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if you dont mind me asking, do you hate the Current Chinese government or do you dislike China and the Chinese in general? The Basement
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I have a strong negative reaction to tyranny and evil. Do I know you from somewhere? Do you post under other names?
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Outlaw nations are those which have no particular allegiance to human rights or liberty. China is actively opposed to both concepts. With Russia it is less an ideology than it is chaos and...
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Quote:Why?Political realities... I know that there has been a mood change in Japan in the last couple of years, but aircraft carriers are still viewed with sceptisism. The Osumi class have...
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I used to post on warships as DX or something like that. I'm just curious to see your point of views thats all. The Basement
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Does Japan really need carriers? if you are assuming N.Korea and China is it's primary defense concerns..it's very close to Japan and I think ballastic missles should be more practical than carriers....
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If Britain can justify aircraft carriers I don't saee how Japan could not. She is a maritime island nation with far flung interests which is how the Brits justify their need for carriers. I would hope...
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It's funny that you should mention the British. The developments around DDH(X) are very similar to what happened with "through-deck" cruisers in the UK thirty years ago. Perhaps the Japanese will...
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If they had had carriers like Soren's suggesting they would have conquered a lot more than the Pacific and South East Asia. In any event, there have been a lot of people impressed by a Japanese...
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may take issue with you, Kielland. Japan has a proud history of naval aviation, too. I'd go so far as to say that in 1941, the Japanese were years ahead of the UK in the area of naval aviation as was...
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Quote:Japan has a proud history of naval aviation, too.Yes, I agree. I'm very fascinated by the history of Japanese naval aviation. But, I was talking about how the Japanese public views it. Aircraft...
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I was talking about how the Japanese public views it. Aircraft carriers are linked with the failiures of WWII. I think that view is rapidly disappearing for two reasons - time of course and the fact...
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Yes, there does seem to be a change in public opinion (as I wrote in an earlier post), but how fast is it? I think Japan needs atleast the DDH(X) before it can start to think about a larger...
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Well, I guess they could have the same ambition to build a good modern navy, but it would pale in comparison to what the Nips can afford. Especially since Japan has an economy that is about 7 times...
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The subtext in my post in not for Australia to build a carbon copy of the Japanese Navy but only to be more naval minded and leave the starting line with a plan that will end with an Australian...
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All you have to do is swear allegiance to the Queen, get elected to Parliament and you can be the Australian Defence Minister. I like your suggestion. But maybe you should try for the top job. John...
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Perhaps you might take it on? There seems to be an assumption that peace will have broken out in five or ten years... There hasn't been peace in our lifetimes. How can anyone think it is about to...
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Here, Here! I couldn't agree more, But in Australia's case as per always it boils down to cost, (even when there's a threat there!) I for one do not except this argument purely on the point that we...
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