Wholegrain
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And if you think that just because the J-20 is in flight testing condition that mean the PLAAF is the equal of the USAF? Or that just because the PLA modernized it is the equal of the US Army? Of that just because the PLAN built a few ships it is the equal of the USN? Do you really believe that the US needed that alliance to defeat Iraq? The overwhelming bulk of that alliance was the US. Sorry if I offend any US ally here but without that alliance, it would have taken US an extra week and cost a few more US casualties but the outcome would be no different than what we know of it today.
You can lay off that 'thermonuclear' nonsense because if China ever use nukes, it will be end of China.
The lesson you should have learned is that despite the use of ballistic missiles, NEITHER side gained any long term tactical and strategic advantage over the other. Why? Because despite missiles that destroyed city blocks, bridges, airfields, and what-nots, neither side managed to militarily cripple the other, and as long as that parity existed, ballistic missiles effectively failed.
Then why does China bother to get an aircraft carrier? Is that how you believe the PLA's leadership thinks about response to threat? Global annihilation?
Clue for you: The fact that the PLA modernized means China will do everything militarily necessary to defeat any opponent unless said opponent uses nuclear weapons. That mean the PLA will allow itself to be defeated and China's leadership would rather submit to concession than to plunge the world into a nuclear war.
You are talking like a typical keyboard warrior.
Iraq had no retaliatory capabity towards the United States. China can mount ballistic missles with biological and chemical warheads and make Japan suffer unacceptable losses if they try pulling off any stunts with their ships at sea.
Iran and Iraq share a massive land border and both of their economies were severely crippled and they suffered massive casualties. Militarily, their land forces could still attack each other's countries, there is no barrier between them.
China and Japan have a massive sea between them. China is many times larger than Japan with a bigger population, bigger infrastructure and everything is bigger. Japan has its population, infrastructure and cities densely packed on a few islands.
If there is a missle war between China and Japan, Japan will suffer 100 times worse than China and their economy and infrastructure will be totally wrecked.