[TommyTuna]

Asym warfare is designed to keep the opponent off balance, as they will not know when/where/how the action will be from or form. The acceleration of asym onto a national level could adds significantly to the menace effect and is not beyond some groups or nation states limits to wage on our soil.

I dare say to risk ignoring the potential is weak deterence.

LeMay, last of the Bomber Generals, yeah he is over the dam but, he did know what deterence was and how to use the pointed end of the stick. Best kept on a leash though; from reading bios/books not to be let loose etc.

China, is a dragon-they have been building their forces for the last 20yrs-naval, air. Their land force is rather large. Best to keep an eye on, though they most likely will act through NorKo proxy. Iran, eh two years from now they'll be glowing & Israel will no longer have strategic ambiguity.

They all know Obasm is weak and smell the weakness and if you rely on his stated exceptions, hope is all you got-cause he does not have the stones; gird your lions folks.

TT