By the by, there is a swine influenza (G4 EA H1N1) that is showing all the hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.
From my colleague, an infectious disease specialist: "I rarely get worried, but this one bears close watching. This flu strain is very, very dangerous."
@GrahamTAllison China may have its own Thucydides trap brewing with India. China and India share proximity like Athens and Sparta once did. Having not read the book, proximity seems a key element to the Trap. Containment and expansion are two the dynamics nation states are most concerned about.
@Feintglow Don’t keep them on hand. I received a notification someone liked it, which gave me cause to read it again. I believe it still applies... it’s of interest as my original is dated Nov 2017.
I find this absolutely fascinating. Both behemoth nations by economics and population, the largest military's, nuclear armed but fight with sticks and stones. What am I missing?? // https://t.co/sc40AZxUT3
Why do police departments have Mine-Resistant Vehicles?
The answer shows how international politics & American foreign policy led to the militarization of US police forces
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Several thousand soldiers with a Chinese PLA Air Force airborne brigade took just a few hours to maneuver from Central China’s Hubei Province to northwestern, high-altitude region amid China-India border tensions. https://t.co/dRuaTAMIt0