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Chinese Sub Pops Up Amid US Navy Exercise
One NATO figure said the effect was "as big a shock as the Russians launching Sputnik." American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast USS Kitty Hawk. By the time it surfaced, the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine had sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the carrier. The incident caused consternation in the US Navy, which had no idea China's fast-growing submarine fleet had reached such a level of sophistication.
Even more dangerous is the fact that it was covered in lead paint.
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I remember one of the cuts Clinton tried to make (or maybe did, I didn't follow it up) was the Navy engineering group responsible for designing silent valves, for use on nuclear submarines. Good call there, Bill. So far as our military is concerned, Clinton doesn't get half the bad rap he deserves, frankly. Not that George Bush is even the slightest bit of an improvement. How we ended up with two such useless people being granted the title of Commander in Chief is beyond me.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
I get the feeling that in a modern war against an advanced nation, these carriers would be sitting ducks for anti-ship missiles. The US Navy would probably be forced to keep them well out of harms way. They're certainly good for attacking third world countries though, so despite their vulnerabilities, they are bound to be in service for a long time.
I agree 100%. Bill Clinton wasted his 8 years. He could have done good but he didn't. He partied and got his little sub sucked. George is just as bad and even worse. We're talking 16 years of the worst presidents this country has ever seen. I don't know how we will survive them. And pray Hillary doesn't win. We might as well all go shoot ourselves if that happens.
Your reasoning is pretty sound and I agree that conscription is bad. But somehow you assume that the military as a whole is good and that is not the case. You would not want to be a grunt in the mafia either, because the high risks of being involved in an organisation that main and kills to achieve its goals. Would you want to work for a company that worked their sweatshop workers to death and was proud of that capability?
So conscription might be a bad idea, doing away with it will never make the army/navy/airforce positively good. Your stupid pride needs some ethical readjustment, murderer.
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