Originally Posted by
Phantom Driver
NutLoose--
Sadly , the days of gunboat diplomacy are long gone . The sooner people wake up and embrace this simple fact , the better . This not to say the ability of UK plc to Project Force are over . Far from it . Just means there is a need for that well worn phrase --" thinking outside the box " from those at the top making these policy decisions .
Carriers ? Trident ? F 35 ? Nice technology , nice "toys" to impress the natives/"enemy" , but not the way future wars will be fought in the 21st century and beyond . China and Russia know that . Destroy your digital infrastructure with cyber and it's all over without a single bomb being dropped . Fact .
So what do they need their TU-160s, Flankers, Fencers, Surface Ships, Tanks etc for?
FB