World War 3 is near

[Pemalite]

KingofTrolls said:

Pemalite said: I think people over-estimate Russia's capabilities.

Their technology by western standards is relatively outmoded all things considered.

Excuse me ? USA still uses Minuteman from 70's, also hardly anyone can  overestime 18K nuclear bombs.

I am of course talking about all the other facets to the American military capabilities like missile defense systems, early warning systems, information gathering... Satellites and so on.

I am not underestimating the devastation that allot of nuclear weapons can cause, but I am not going to overestimate how capable Russia fundamentally is... Because allot of the technology (Submarines and so on) that Russia uses as a launch platform is outdated by several decades.
That does push things in favor of the western world a little bit.

The Iron Dome for instance has proven to be extremely effective.

fatslob-:O said:

Meh, I don't expect China to ever eclipse the Americas and Europe combined simply because they are at a geographical disadvantage ... (hence their expansionist policies of reclaiming Taiwan and claiming the South China Seas for themselves over their Southeast Asia neighbors)

I'll take a wait and see approach on that front.
But I think China being more capable than either the United States or Europe is an eventual given though. - But more than both? That would be a tall order indeed.

fatslob-:O said:

I do not believe India will be a serious contender for at least until arguably the next century since many of their structural issues prevent them from having the same stable growth as China once did ... (the age of industrialism is coming to an end but China was lucky enough to profit off it so that it can serve as their new foundation for large potential markets like automation, pharmaceuticals and integrated circuits however, India's home grown talent in these areas of expertise is sorely lacking)

It really depends. (Your link it broken btw.)
I think with the trade war between the USA and China we may see a larger emphasis of manufacturing/trade with India... To early to call anything definitive though.
But it's hard to argue that India has the potential to beat China in almost every facet if it gets it's eggs in a row.