Could U.s beat China in a war?

Question

I already know that China outnumbers us in the army. But the u.s is way far better in technology with weapons. While most critics have said that the Chinisese millitary is like a Musuem becuase of all the old weapons they still have in their army. I think Technology beats numbers of people what do u think?

Answer 1

You need to watch less MTV and read more go to the US Army War College. China can deliver a nuclear blow, as well as, a man power blitz. In October 1950, China entered the Korea war and kicked our butts. They dared us to drop the atomic bombs on them. They knew their population was so large that for us to be able to put a dent in it would have caused so much atomic energy to have been expended the world as we knew it would have ceased to exist. Well, they have even more people now; we would have a hard time using nukes on North Korea, as due to their proximity to South Koreas we would be killing an ally. The North Koreas rolled over the South in 1950 but would have a harder time this time but would prevail. Japan has a non-aggression Constitution but I believe they would have to come to the aid of the South. If not and the North wins and eventually rolling over Japan. I don't think American could stop them this time, too much political correctness plus bog brother China. No, North Korea would not be someone anyone should wake up! Oh and by the way, our defeat and China winning would have nothing to do with our forces being any where else. As the CIA tried to tell every President from Truman to Regan, you can have a superior ship or aircraft but if you have three ships, firing at the one or five jets to the one the many will win. For example, the CIA and NSA now are admitting the new diesel class sub by the Russians; North Koreans and Chinese are as quiet as our Nukes. The only advantage of our nukes running longer.

No, only kids, literates and that bunch of professional losers believe that garbage of aggression. Have you ever wondered why China is everyone friend and why everyone in a political situation listens to them and takes their advise?

God Bless You and The Southern People.


Oh and by the way we had the modern weapons both in Korea and Viet Nam and their charges of masses of Infantry over ran every base they attacked!

Answer 2

The doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction prevents a full scale war with China. Both the U.S. and China have the capability to eliminate life on Earth. A conventional war would be irrelevant as the losing side would up the stakes with a nuclear strike thereby bringing about mutually assured destruction. If nuclear war were not a possibility, US forces could easily roll into Beijing after weeks of bombing. There are no countries in the world that can gain air superiority over the US. However, after rolling into Beijing, occupation would be next to impossible.

In a regional war, for example a war over Taiwan, where neither side is seeking to conquer the other outright, the US has many strategic advantages. US technology is far superior. Air and sea superiority would not be an issue for US forces versus China in a theatre other than China itself. The danger still lies in China's, or to a lesser extent, the US's willingness to take a war over Taiwan or North Korea to a larger scale. For instance, if China used nuclear weapons against a carrier battle group(a legitimate target), is it okay for the US to respond with nukes against China's mainland defenses?

The question of morality plays into todays conflicts. The US can no longer carpet bomb, or use brute force to passify an occupied people. Whole cities were wiped out by the Allies during WW2, but in Iraq, and hypothetically in China, that is not a viable option, nor should it be. However, it makes occupation of any country next to impossible.

It's a lose lose situation for everyone in the long run.

All the talk of losing the Iraq War is false. The war is over and won. Saddam was toppled. What's being botched is the subsequent occupation.

Answer 3

Technology most certainly does matter in warfare. That was the lesson the nazis taught everyone. Outnumbered, they nearly took over the world because they invested in the technology of war at a time when the prevailing opinion was that numbers decided the outcome. Lucky for us all, there was enough time to close the gap and defeat them. But, the price was enormous in terms of lives.

The US could defeat China in a war. However, the problem is that war would be a nuclear one. The casualties would make World War II look like a skirmish and they'd mostly be civilians.

The real problem with the chinese is they are nuts. No more than 10 years ago, they were telling our state department that, if we interfered with their desire to invade Taiwan, it would spark a nuclear war. Further, they told us that they knew they would lose and they projected a 90% loss of their urban areas...and that was just fine with them. Official policy has been to work on china trying to normalize them to the extent that they ummm, care about their own lives enough that mutually assured destruction would act as a deterrent.

Lately, the chinese have been spending incredible amounts of money to proliferate weapons, including a disturbing violation of our nuclear non-proliferation agreements with them (they upgraded their missiles to be very hard to detect).

Answer 4

Each could defend its homeland from invasion by the other. That is why we generally stay out of each other’s way.

For example, everyone in the world knows that we cannot and will not do anything to North Korea (including North Korea – that is the reason Kim loves punking Bush and making him look foolish). NK is China’s problem and they can deal with it.

Has anyone noticed how the NK issue seems to have quieted? No doubt the Chinese had a corrective interview with their punk neighbor.

Similarly, does anyone really believe that the US would (could, or should) do anything if China decided to jump on Taiwan?

Answer 5

The United States has the largest navy that the world has ever seen capable of taking a war right into the heart land of China,also our air force has the most technologically advanced bombers and jet fighters in the sky.Our soldiers are the bravest smartest and toughest that you will find anywhere bar none and if thats not enough the U.S.has a stock pile of three to four thousand long range intercontinental balistic missiles that could wipe China completley off the face of the Earth in less than an hour.How If the Chinese ever wish to bring a war to America I sincerely wish them good look because its going to be a long swim across the ocean.

Answer 6

the US cannot fight the war on terror and China. IMOP. Russia needs to be put into this equation as well. They may not have the army it used to,but they are still the world's biggest arsenal and are just as techological as the US. Chances are that Russia and China will be joined in the campaign,and Russia has quite a huge squeeze on alot of Europe with energy. They have already shown this with the Ukraine and Georgia;as well as, having the majority stake in all operations within it's borders. Technology is a big player, but energy is a vice on America's allies.

I love my country, God Bless America. I mean that.

Answer 7

It would probably be bad if we ever went to war with China. I agree that we have some tech edge but the problem would be the Russias and other nefarious nations of the world coming to the rescue of the Chinese. I don't think we'd have the manpower to handle both countries and other countries would be reluctant to side with us. Hopefully this new War Sec. Gates will employ some Powell Doctrine stuff, build our numbers up, make the Dems give defense more money and actually go to war when necessary with more gusto than Rummy.

Answer 8

I think this is question best left unanswered. In all likelihood, there would be NO winner in such a war. I do not mean that in a touchy feely way, like nobody wins when we resort to violence. I mean, literally, the death and destruction would be unmeasurable. Tech only beats the numbers to a certain point, then even tech is overwhelmed. Full scale nuclear war is out of the question. In a conventional war the chinese could give all their soldiers rocks and 5 bullets, but a gun to only 1 in 5 and we still couldn't stop the ones with rocks from burying us in stones while the one with the gun attempted to shoot our men.

Answer 9

I think you have a peculiar idea of what beating somebody in a war means. In the past when China's done a bit of saber-rattling over Taiwan, we've sent a carrier group to the area to discourage them from getting too frisky. No shots fired, but who's to say a war wasn't won? War is, after all, simply the use of the military to attain a political objective, and may be won at least in theory without a shot necessarily having been fired.

Answer 10

Ultimately- what would win the war is the industrial capacity and amount of $$ that each country could throw at the battle. In this regard, China would have us easily on both fronts.

If it went Nuclear- we have many more ICBMs and could toast just about anywhere in the world.
We would never have the troops to occupy a country of 1.3 billion people.