01-19-2007, 11:19 AM
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1. How will this affect the Missile Defense Shield currently under development?
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It wont affect it at all, except maybe as an excuse to accellerate it. The Chinese have no new capabilities; we already knew they could attack orbital targets. It is a pre-requisite for ballistic missile technology, which they have had for a long time.
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We SHOULD accelerate it, but something tells me it will be met with less than tepid support from our Democrat "friends."
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2. Is China still to remain "most favored nation" trading partner?
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Probably. They should not be most favored nation in the first place. I would love it if this were the catalyst for removing them from that status. But I'm not holding my breath; I am in the minority on that issue. |
Agreed. I'm not terribly fond of their involvment in our markets. I think removing them from MFN status would serve to illustrate they might still need us more than they realize.
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3. Any ideas how this will affect geo-political economics? (Think about how multi-national companies will fare if billion dollar satellites get shot down. How will they conduct commerce?)
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China cannot do that without risking a war with us that they know they cannot win. It is the exact same reason they have not invaded Taiwan yet. |
Well, if the balloon ever goes up (if we actually go to war) there's going to be billions of dollars of hardware turned into trash in a short amount of time. This is yet another reason to stop treating them as MFN trading partner.
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4. Military satellites, and military operations are certainly beginning to understand the "pucker factor" now aren't they?
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What is the pucker factor? |
Let's just call it a situation that causes an extreme tightening of the sphincter. Capiche? 
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