From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>> Like I say I don't think there would be a WW3 anymore simply because
>> most countries are now sovereign rather than colonies & while
India &
>> other British colonies helped in the 2 World wars, there is no reason to
>> think they'd take part in a 3'rd & the Former SU is now broken up into
>> many states.
>
> At the present rate of progress, it will not take long to build an Islamic
> bloc.  Perhaps a couple of decades.  If such an entity then starts to throw
> its weight around, what will counter it?
>

Arguably China is the Han/Confucian bloc, India is the Hindu block, the
West is the Christian bloc etc so.....

Wrt countering it...whoever it's neighbors are.

> The US industrial/defence complex requires organised enemies to stay in
> business - so they're creating some.
>
>

I'm sure. However if they keep down the drones road they'll be very buzy as
anyone with some servos & a laptop mobo will be in the same business.


Adam

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