[ExI] US ‘failed miserably’ in wargame reportedly against China attack on Taiwan

[William Flynn Wallace]

 Then what?



spike  Of course you know the answer:  outgo has to equal income.   bill w

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *…* *On Behalf Of *Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] US ‘failed miserably’ in wargame reportedly against
> China attack on Taiwan
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> On Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 12:52 AM John Grigg via extropy-chat <
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> How many of you think a war over Taiwan could happen within the next five
> years? …
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> >…Could happen, sure.  Is likely to happen, no, for the US now holds a
> weapon more terrible than nukes.
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> >…Should China offer an excuse like this, the US can simply void all debt
> it owes China.  This would cripple China in a heartbeat, especially once
> other nations follow suit.
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> Adrian, this is one scenario, however should the US void its China debt,
> the Chinese stop lending money to the US.  Other nations follow suit, for
> they realize the level of risk on those loans exceeds the payback.  US
> buyers of US debt recognize the risk, and they too stop lending to the US
> government.  Then what?
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> spike
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