Comments on: Robot Economist On Prompt Global Strike https://totalwonkerr.net/2007/04/27/robot-economist-on-prompt-global-strike/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Amyfw https://totalwonkerr.net/2007/04/27/robot-economist-on-prompt-global-strike/#comment-522 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:47:58 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/robot-economist-on-prompt-global-strike/#comment-522 The main reason it would be difficult to convince China that PGS isn’t aimed at them is because it is. The only credible scenario for when we might need a PGS system (sudden target, out of range of forces off the coast, with the ability to affect a conflict within the first hour) is with China’s ASAT capability, sometime in the future when China might actually have the ability to launch an ASAT from the interior of the country after popping it out of caves with little or no notice.

China has been the elephant in the corner of the room for at least the last 10 years. Nobody says “China” when they propose a new weapon system or capability, but there it is, as big as an old grey packaderm, casting a shadow on the conversation. Missile defense had this environment, PGS does, too.

]]> By: Robot Economist https://totalwonkerr.net/2007/04/27/robot-economist-on-prompt-global-strike/#comment-521 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:18:32 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/robot-economist-on-prompt-global-strike/#comment-521 Paul – Thanks for the highlight.

I apologize to all of my readers for the slew of syntax errors in that paragraph. Last Thursday was a lesson in the dangers of mixing beer and blogging.

I touched up the grammar a little to make it read easier.

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