07-06-2017, 11:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-07-2017, 02:11 AM by Cynic Hero '86.)
Trumps speech is more to do with the Islamist threat rather than toward threats from North Korea, China and Russia. Especially Regarding Chinese and North Korean threats to the west. Here I mention Europe. If China actually was a threat to Europe, Putin's Russia would have a much different attitude toward China than it does. Russia would not have a De Facto alliance with China if they posed a threat to Europe because Russia shares a direct border with China, Europe does not. North Korea doesn't border Europe and there are no European troops oppose them. We have troops opposite them and are committed to south Korea and Japan. For that reason a North Korean threat to the US is plausible, regarding Europe However there is no such hostile relation in regards to Europe and the North Koreans have no border with Europe, so there is no plausible trigger point for an attack on Europe.
Regardless of the Level of threat China can pose to Russia, The US, and Europe; China would always be a greater threat to Russia than it would be to Europe. This is due to simple Geography, China actually borders Russia, it does not border Europe. For that reason a Chinese war with Russia or a Chinese war with the US are plausible scenarios, China invading Europe on the other hand is not a plausible scenario unless Russia has already been conquered beforehand.
Regarding North Korea it is likely that this threat would not be the case. Not Because North Korea is not developing missiles capable of hitting the US, it is and that nation is becoming more dangerous by the day. But precisely because the obvious threat it poses to the US would necessitate the imminent use of the Nuclear scalpel to remove this threat. This would also bolster deterrence crucially with both Russia and China.
Regardless of the Level of threat China can pose to Russia, The US, and Europe; China would always be a greater threat to Russia than it would be to Europe. This is due to simple Geography, China actually borders Russia, it does not border Europe. For that reason a Chinese war with Russia or a Chinese war with the US are plausible scenarios, China invading Europe on the other hand is not a plausible scenario unless Russia has already been conquered beforehand.
Regarding North Korea it is likely that this threat would not be the case. Not Because North Korea is not developing missiles capable of hitting the US, it is and that nation is becoming more dangerous by the day. But precisely because the obvious threat it poses to the US would necessitate the imminent use of the Nuclear scalpel to remove this threat. This would also bolster deterrence crucially with both Russia and China.
