Is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (AP Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060614/ap_on_re_as/asia_security emerging as the new Warsaw Pact? Facing off against US, Japan, Australia, etc, with Taiwan holding the position of Berlin, & military power focused on naval more so than land power?
NOTE: Japan is partnered with US on regional missle defense, has recently engaged & chased off a PRC sub in Japan waters, has opened an informal embasy in Taipei, and has an extensive exchange program of retired senior military officers. They are now in negotiations with Taipei toward a treaty as to what level of military involvement Japan would have in support of the US if China were to invade Taiwan, & what Japan military reaction would be if these extensive support & defensive forces were to be attacked.
Feel free to use these resources:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/index.html
http://www.FAS.org
Thanks so far. Focused on China vs US, with role players around the Pacific on the one side, and this organization on the other. I tend to not think it will go hot for 10 years, and will be WW3 when that happens, but in the meantime building Cold War? And, how do you feel about the aligning forces against American interests, & moves by Japan to lead the way in that region while we’re at war elsewhere?
Ghetto:
That’s interesting. I don’t entirely disagree, but I think we’re a little wasy off from there. I’m just refering to something cold between now & the anticipated hot version in 10-15 years. So far as future technologies emerging as a war/confilct changing paradigm, I don’t think so. For this “friendly” warfare you speak of to emerge there would have to be parity in technology. In other words, we can attack them in secret w/o being blamed, but they will respond with what they have available, and that would still be conventional/nuclear options.