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Originally Posted by sheep21
wellll, I cant really think of any reason for a major 21st Century naval battle. The only one I can think of is a possible flare up at Taiwan and I doubt that the US & Taiwanese navies would lose, causing China to escalate the conflict in an attempt not to lose face, leading to a Nuclear Winter and the end of mankind.
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Personally, I dont see this scenario playing out. China wont use nuclear weapons as well as the U.S. wont use them. Neither want to have the finger pointed at them for the first nuclear shots in a war. However China prides herself like Russia and their ballistic missile capabilities and proliferation. On the other hand the USN uses AGEIS and that has been a proven system. Which lends credence as to why China wont use a nuclear weapon. Because they dont want it shot down over their own counrty nor do their neighbors so they might as well shoot it at their own people because that is exactly who will light up immediately thereafter.
Just an opinion.