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Is it possible that Wang Lijun "defection" was planned by Bo Xilai political rivals?

I'm guessing that someone at Janes.com didn't get the memo.

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China needs to complete their efforts in modernizing their military before relying on force as a solution.

To be realistic, the earliest that talks of reunification occurring will be 50 years from now.

National pride and security. I'm not sure what is involved in these inspections but allowing all their scientists to be interviewed would help foreign intelligence agencies to earmark them for 'early retirement' (which is deplorable). Submitting to foreign demands makes the current leadership...

Withdrawing from the NPT will not change anything for Iran. Just look at North Korea.

Afghan president urges NATO troops to withdraw The guy is somewhere in Kuwait for the moment.

China either received a counter offer or a serious threat from the Americans. Would be interesting to know the real reason.

I think you're forgetting about the need for closure. However, I do agree that if one spends too much time thinking about past transgressions then one will never be able to move on. A perfect example would be Israel and their hunt for former Nazi officials.

Russia and Denmark. However, the intensity of these disputes are low compared to other parts of the World. IMO, Canada needs a duel engine jet due to the climate. I agree that buying only F-35 is a bad idea. Canada needs to diversify it's military, some F-35s, EFT, UAV, UCAV, etc...

Should have added a fourth choice: I don't care.

LOL...the guy got banned again? How many bans does it take to have the account permanently locked?

No doubts they will return. However, they will employ different tactics. You won't get any disagreements from me about the 'fireworks show'. You'll start to see a nuclear arms race.

Bravado aside, Iran will face the entire US military if somehow the 5th fleet is sunk. I can't see the US back away from a fight as it's their pride that is at stake.

Not every democratic societies have the same level of freedom of speech. British laws are more restrictive than American.

Ship 88 is a support ship. While I agree that comfort and military rarely can be used together, you gotta find ways to keep your soldiers happy or else they leave the service.

I believe there was an official press release (?) from the China gov't denying the purchase of Su-35's.

I get the feeling that some members of Congress will pass bills knowing full well that it would be stuck down, just to show to their voters that they "did something" while in office.

What's the typical number of sea trials that carriers/ships go through? I'm only aware of 4 - 5 trials for this boat and commission on August 1 this year seems like a rush. I'm waiting for pictures of China's other two carriers which is rumoured to be in construction.