The only way Xi pulls the trigger is if he thinks Trump is going to win the election other than that he is going to be busy purging.
Chinese Missile Systems : Discussions
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It actually changes things a lot. Typically overarching strategy is decided by only a handful of people, not your run-of-the-mill general. And communist militaries are run from the top, so only a few people need to have enough "integrity," probably 'cause they have been fed or are treated well.
And PLAGF's reorganization has pushed decision-making at the tactical level down the chain. So you now have a colonel or major general leading the field unit, and a lt. general commanding the corps. Since the largest field unit is now a brigade, the unit becomes tactically more efficient, this results in junior officers being able to make better decisions. So even if the major and lt. generals are not up to the task, the mistakes they make can be corrected on the field by junior officers. But for that to happen, the junior officers need sufficient resources. So, if Xi deals with the corruption problem adequately, the brigades only become all the more effective, compensating for the increase in yes-men at the top.
And if they have started discovering problems as of 2022-23, it means they are working to eradicate both political rivals and make the system more efficient as part of their pre-war preparations. And any problems found can be fixed before they go to war. Assuming an invasion in 2026 or 2027, that's enough time to plug gaps.
If Ukraine had militarized to Taiwan's level, either the Russians wouldn't have attacked in the first place, would have presented itself as enough of a deterrence, or they would have ended the war long ago 'cause they would know exactly how much military power was necessary.
The Russians are stuck in this quagmire 'cause they miscalculated the resources they needed to mobilize.
Typically, for a great power or superpower to win a war, they need to know exactly how many resources to mobilize, post which it's just a numbers game. And to achieve deterrence, you just mobilize enough resources that it becomes too expensive an affair for the larger power.
For example, when it comes to Taiwan, the US is the smaller power. When it comes to SoKo, the US is the larger power.
America's views on China are bipartisan, so I don't think it's gonna matter to China who's in power.
From China's perspective, the US today lacks sufficient resources to defend Taiwan, to the point where the US may have to reassess participation in Taiwan's defense.
A Republican administration only matters to the Russians.
This affair is a collection of unproven assertions by ill-intentioned people with a political agenda, such as the NGO Sherpa, which is an American-controlled organisation.
All the accusations have been proven false by the French courts, which explains why there have been no prosecutions.
By way of example, I can cite what has been made public about the tax write-off of 143.7 million euros:
Reliance confirmed that it had reached an agreement to pay Reliance Flag Atlantic France around €7.2 million instead of the €151 million requested by the French tax authorities for the period 2008-2012.
The French government's initial demand 'was unfounded and completely illegal', even though this subsidiary was making losses.
"No political interference"
France's ambassador to India, Alexandre Ziegler, said that an international agreement had been reached between the French authorities and Reliance Flag 'in strict compliance with the legislative and regulatory framework governing this common practice of the tax authorities'.
There was no political interference.
For its part, the Indian Ministry of Defence assured that no link could be established between the waiver of Anil Ambani's tax debt and the award of the arms contract.
Neither the timetable for the tax adjustment nor the reasons which dictated it are directly or indirectly linked to the Rafale contract.
The links put forward between the tax issue and that of the Rafale are completely inaccurate, tendentious and constitute a malicious maneuver of disinformation.
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Exclusive: China Debuts CM-98 Stealth Cruise Missile to Challenge US JASSM and European Storm Shadow
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This is old news from two years ago, there was AKF98A then at 2022, now it is out for exportExclusive: China Debuts CM-98 Stealth Cruise Missile to Challenge US JASSM and European Storm Shadow
Exclusive: China Debuts CM-98 Stealth Cruise Missile to Challenge US JASSM and European Storm Shadow
Chinese scientists have successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen bomb amid the People's Liberation Army's (PLAs) push towards cleaner energy solutions. The move comes amid the US' increasing defence support to Taiwan, and China's quest for dominance in the South China Sea.
According to a report in South China Morning Post, the explosive device, weighing 2 kilograms, was developed by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) 705 Research Institute, which is known for its work in underwater weapon systems. Unlike traditional nuclear bombs, this device uses a magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage material known as magnesium hydride, which is capable of storing more hydrogen than pressurised tanks.
" Non nuclear hydrogen bomb"
Very clickbaity and misleading headline by SCMP.
It's just a thermobaric bomb.
Take the nuclear part out of a hydrogen bomb and you can't do fusion, hydrogen bomb by definition means fusion.
By the same logic of calling a thermobaric bomb a "non nuclear hydrogen bomb" I can say:-
"My organic cooling system has deployed phase-shift evaporation to maintain thermodynamic equilibrium under metabolic heat stress."
Basically sweating due to heat.
Is that why we've discovered an almost intact PL-15 in the same vicinity as the alleged crash of the Rafale ?
If I were you Wumao , I'd immediately report this to my handler in the MSS & boost my social credit. Times are hard , what with deflation reigning in Zhongghuo.
Well, it seems that no one can guarantee like you that the J10C can only launch one missile at one target. In fact, most air forces would choose to launch at least two
No, not tail-chase, but head-on. That's the standard NEZ. PL-15E is 45-50 km, PL-15 is 60-70 km. Meteor's at 60 km.
In tail-chase, the NEZ will be less than 30 km for these missiles.
You are confusing NEZ with Dmax.
Essentially, to get NEZ, just divide Dmax by 3. And to get Dmax, reduce the known max range (if it's real) by 30%. At least you will have a ballpark figure.
The so-called Rafale shoot-down was over an air base.
How will the PL-15 do that outside its range? The air base is 90 km from the border, and possibly about 130-150 km from PAF CAP. It's too far.
No, there is a crash site available. But they said it's a UAV.
One M2000 and one Mig-29 are possible, but the proof is still insufficient.
But the Rafale's M88 crash site doesn't have ground damage.
Look at what a simple drop tank can do, compare that to the video I posted.
We definitely should see ground damage under M88, but it's too clean.
All your inferences are based on the limited range of PL-15. So the question is, where did you get the specific range of PL-15?