|
Why WWIII does not come along in the Cold War, or long since the end of it? It is NOT because world powers learn the lessons from the previous wars, but because of the power of nuclear bombs. In WWIII, there is no winner. The world, as we know it, would be destroyed completely. Trump has successfully brought back the Cold War: free world (US, EU, Japan) versus communist world (Russia, China, N Korea). His trading partners reflect the political tectonic fault line. Yet, WWIII would not start until some technological breakthrough happen that can alter the balance of deterrence. Trump is working on such a breakthrough in his "Space Force" branch of military. US already has laser that can shot down fighter jets. All they need is a network of satellites in space that can shot down ICBMs once they were launched and aimed at the US or its allies. This is no longer a fantasy, you only see in a Sci-Fi movie.
|