Most Americans assume that the U.S. military is so vastly superior to everyone else that no other nation would ever dream of fighting a full-scale war against us. Unfortunately, that assumption is dead wrong. In recent years, the once mammoth technological gap between the U.S. military and the Chinese military has been closing at a frightening pace. China has been accomplishing this by brazenly stealing our technology and hacking into our computer systems. The Pentagon and the Obama administration know all about this, but they don’t do anything about it. Perhaps the fact that China owns about a trillion dollars of our national debt has something to do with that. In any event, today China has the largest military in the world and the second largest military budget in the world. They have stolen plans for our most advanced jets, helicopters, ships and missile systems. It is estimated that stealing our technology has saved China about 25 years of research and development. In addition, China is rapidly developing a new generation of strategic weapons that could potentially enable it to actually win a future war against the United States. At one time such a notion would have been unthinkable, but as you will see below, the next war with China could go very badly for the United States.
The Washington Post is reporting on a confidential report that was prepared for the Pentagon, and what this report says about the extent of Chinese cyber espionage is absolutely startling. Will China know ALL of our secrets at some point? The following is a brief excerpt from the Washington Post article about the theft of our military technology by China. It turns out that Chinese hackers have gotten their hands on plans for almost all of the new cutting edge weapons systems that we have been developing…
Some of the weapons form the backbone of the Pentagon’s regional missile defense for Asia, Europe and the Persian Gulf. The designs included those for the advanced Patriot missile system, known as PAC-3; an Army system for shooting down ballistic missiles, known as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD; and the Navy’s Aegis ballistic-missile defense system.
Also identified in the report are vital combat aircraft and ships, including the F/A-18 fighter jet, the V-22 Osprey, the Black Hawk helicopter and the Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship, which is designed to patrol waters close to shore.
Also on the list is the most expensive weapons system ever built — the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is on track to cost about $1.4 trillion.
One military expert that the Washington Post showed the report to was absolutely stunned…
“That’s staggering,” said Mark Stokes, executive director of the Project 2049 Institute, a think tank that focuses on Asia security issues. “These are all very critical weapons systems, critical to our national security. When I hear this in totality, it’s breathtaking.”
The experts said the cybertheft creates three major problems. First, access to advanced U.S. designs gives China an immediate operational edge that could be exploited in a conflict. Second, it accelerates China’s acquisition of advanced military technology and saves billions in development costs. And third, the U.S. designs can be used to benefit China’s own defense industry. There are long-standing suspicions that China’s theft of designs for the F-35 fighter allowed Beijing to develop its version much faster.
But it isn’t just hackers that the U.S. military needs to be concerned about.
The truth is that the Chinese are stealing secrets from us any way that they can.
For example, the Chinese use attractive young women to seduce our defense contractors. In fact, as the Washington Times recently reported, one 59-year-old American man was recently charged with passing very sensitive secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese “honeypot” that he was seeing…
A U.S. defense contractor who works in intelligence at the military’s Pacific Command in Hawaii has been charged with passing classified national security information to a 27-year-old Chinese woman he was dating.
Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, is accused of sending the woman an email in May with information on Pacom’s war plans, nuclear weapons and U.S. relations with international partners, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu and unsealed Monday.
The complaint goes on to allege that Mr. Bishop told the woman over the telephone in September about the deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons and about the ability of the U.S. to detect other nations’ short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.
Another way that China is gaining a strategic advantage over the U.S. is by getting the U.S. military to become increasingly dependent upon them. According to Forbes, now the U.S. military is even leasing a Chinese satellite for communications purposes…
American dependence on China grows by the day. The latest news is that the United States has been reduced to leasing a Chinese satellite to handle communications with U.S. military bases in Africa. Surprising, isn’t it? The nation that launched the world’s first communications satellite (I remember it well – it was called Telstar) has so lost its manufacturing mojo that it has to rely on its most formidable military adversary to provide the hardware for some of its most sensitive communications. This at a time when underlying unemployment rates among U.S. manufacturing workers remain at near-depression levels.
Isn’t that crazy?
And a recent Senate report discovered that many of our most advanced weapons systems are absolutely riddled with counterfeit Chinese parts…
A recent Senate report, titled Inquiry Into Counterfeit Electronic Parts In The Department Of Defense Supply Chain, “uncovered overwhelming evidence of large numbers of counterfeit parts making their way into critical defense systems.”
The investigation found 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronic parts involving over one million suspect parts in 2009-10 alone, thereby exposing “a defense supply chain that relies on hundreds of unveiled independent distributors to supply electronic parts for some of our most sensitive systems.”
The report concluded, among other things, that China is the “dominant source” of counterfeit products that enter the DoD supply chain, that the Chinese government does little to stop it and that the DoD doesn’t know the “scope and impact” of these parts on critical defense systems.
Who in the world would be stupid enough to allow one of their greatest strategic enemies to supply large numbers of parts for key weapons systems?
Apparently we are that stupid.
Things are particularly bad when it comes to semiconductors…
Senator John McCain commented: “We can’t tolerate the risk of a ballistic missile interceptor failing to hit its target, a helicopter pilot unable to fire his missiles, or any other mission failure because of a counterfeit part.” Calling the issue “a ticking time bomb,” Brian Toohey, president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, commented: “The catastrophic failure risk inherently found in counterfeit semiconductors places our citizens and military personnel in unreasonable peril.”
It would be bad enough if we just had to worry about counterfeit parts failing. But what if China has a way to shut some of those parts down in the event of a conflict? What if some of those parts contain “Trojan Horse” computer chips or malware?
That may sound crazy, but unfortunately Trojan Horse chips can be extremely difficult to detect. The following is from a recent Forbes article…
As the Defense Science Board pointed out, Trojan Horse circuitry is almost impossible to detect even with the most rigorous analysis. This is particularly so if a saboteur can accomplish matching subversions in both software and relevant hardware.
And as I mentioned above, China is rapidly developing a vast array of new strategic weapons which may enable it to actually win the next war with the United States.
For example, China has been developing a new generation of inter-continental and submarine-launched nuclear missiles.
The submarine-launched missiles are of particular concern…
The Ju Lang-2 intercontinental missile is the second generation of Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
It’s a closely held secret, and details are sketchy. If it lives up to what public military intelligence says it is, it’s a huge get for China, especially with their new sub fleet.
The missile is believed to have a range of 8,000 km, and can carry conventional or nuclear warheads.
Do you remember a few years ago when a Chinese sub fired a missile from just off the west coast of the United States?
We didn’t know that the sub was there. If that missile had been fired at Los Angeles it would have been destroyed long before we could have ever responded.
And don’t think that a first strike by either China or Russia is inconceivable. As I have written about previously, the U.S. strategic nuclear arsenal has already been reduced by about 95 percent, and Obama seems absolutely determined to whittle it down even more. In fact, there has been talk that the Obama administration ultimately wants to reduce our arsenal down to just 300 warheads. If Russia or China knows exactly where those warheads are, it would be very easy to take them out in less than 10 minutes with a submarine-based first strike.
And China has also reportedly been developing very sophisticated EMP weapons. The following is from a WND report…
In 2011, it was first revealed that China was developing EMP weapons to be used against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict, especially over Taiwan, according to a 2005 National Ground Intelligence Center study.
That center study said the Chinese were developing a family, or “assassin’s mace” of EMP and high-powered microwave, or HPM, weapons to be used by a technologically inferior force such as China’s, against U.S. military forces.
The once secret but now declassified study pointed out that the Chinese could detonate an EMP weapon some 30 to 40 kilometers over Taiwan or – by inference – a U.S. carrier strike group – and destroy the electronics capability on which U.S. network-centric strategy depends.
But an EMP weapon does not have to be a high-altitude weapon that affects a large area. Smaller scale EMP weapons could take out a wave of fighter jets or a carrier fleet.
In a future conflict with China, we could see U.S. planes falling out of the sky or great naval vessels sitting dead in the water after being hit with EMP blasts.
But isn’t China our friend?
That is what most Americans and most American politicians seem to believe. They seem to think that China is our “buddy” and “trading partner” and that we will never have a military conflict with China.
But that is NOT how the Chinese see things.
The Chinese regard the United States as their greatest strategic threat and as an enemy that needs to be vanquished.
That is why they are constantly spying on us, hacking into our computers and stealing our technology.
That is why they are feverishly building up their military and preparing for a future war with America.
So what do you think?
Do you believe that war with China is in our future?
If so, do you think that we will win?
This article first appeared at The American Dream.
This military exercise between the Peoples Republic of China and the U.S. Military is only a opportunity for each nations military to size each other up, this is why the U.S. Government is inviting the Chinese to the Pacific basin military exercise in 2014 .The U.S. is endeavoring to test the Chinese in light of the fact that that Chinese Government has been hacking into U.S. defense data and learning U.S. military secrets .
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/china-to-take-part-in-2014-rim-of-the-pacific-naval-exercises-off-the-coast-of-hawaii/#comment-157016
Thank you for telling the truth!
Nothing but the truth always…
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usa just sold Smithfield to china for over $3 billion…china already pretty much owns walmart…their products are everywhere else here….AMERICA IS OWNED BY CHINA (they should stamp that instead of “made in china” XD…there will be no war between us unless we stop shoveling the little bit of surplus we do have, their way. we are in servitude to china these days…they know it, and your POTUS puppet and handlers know it. however, at the end of the day they are ALL gonna jump on the NWO bandwagon….we have a slippery phenomenal road ahead of us, I don’t care WHERE on the planet you live.
and do you know why at the end of the day they will all jump on that bandwagon?? cause those that are going to get the bandwagon going, are the ones who is in control of all the money, whether it be yen, pesos, euros, dollars, etc….they control every cent of every currency…and the world will soon be learned of this reality.
Having read this article, the first thing that entered my mind was that the neocon policy of full spectrum dominance is now impossible and should be shelved for the good of the country as a whole. Also perhaps it is time for the US to realize its declining influence and make plans for a new paradigm, one where the US is not the one and only superpowe,r but a world power that is first amongst equals. You know, if you look back on recent history, most of the wars, violence, killings, destruction and just plain peversity ruining our world is due to this desire of the US to rule it. Once that foolish goal is put to bed, things will definitely look up for peace and for economic prosperity for all.
no one can predict the future ,we can only learn from the past .The past is no predictor of future events as chaos and mistakes that can come about at any time will effect the outcome.Aggression brings more aggression and humans are very aggressive.
learning from the past can allow you to predict the future in many instances.
that’s how America has succeeded in the dumbing down and brainwashing of its citizens…TPTB has been learning from the past, and using it to control the future for a looooong time now…this pot of hell didn’t began brewing today buddy.
Perhaps but learning from history may prevent you from having to relive it.
And here is some true history that many Americans did not know:
After July 4th 1776 the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king was accomplished. After the exhausting fight was over and while structuring the new country was in process came a man name Alexander Hamilton, who served as the first secretary of the treasury and helped place the finances and credit of the new government on a sound footing. He became President Washington’s most influential adviser and engaged in a series of bitter quarrels with Thomas Jefferson over foreign policy, the scope of presidential power, and the direction of the American economy. Washington generally sided with Hamilton in these disputes, and Jefferson eventually left the Cabinet, convinced that Hamilton was a pernicious influence on the President.
Few people understand that Alexander Hamilton was an actual agent of The Rothschild family. Even fewer people know, or understand, that Hamilton married in to the Rothschild family, and therefore more than an agent he is actual family himself.
Today we have a more sophisticated version of yesterday’s central banking system, known as the Federal Reserve System. Thanks to the handiwork of subversion of Alexander Hamilton and the US Constitution, Americans are economic slaves to the Rothschild family.
So, you still think the American revolution was a success? Yes there will be a second revolution, and We The People will win again…but watch out!
quite interesting, and added a few puzzle pieces to one of the big pictures…
China has never invaded any countries, only fought like hell to defend herself from 8 different nations including the US. Judging from your attitude and shear assumptions you’re attempting to stirring up hatred between “We The People” and China! Just because China is prospering and has surpassed US economically they are the bad guys now? According to history, England and US are the ones who want one world order and invaded every countries on the globe! Can you count how many arm-force bases US has surrounding China? Can you count the numbers of false-flags committed by the US government as excuses to attack other countries and murdered other country’s leaders just because they did not complied with them? Does the US government really work for “We The People” or the land of the free? Hell no! They answer to Rothschilds and their Illuminati… Last but not least China has loan such a large amount of money to the US government in return for exports rights and it is a legitimate business agreement; also China is not the one taking away American jobs…they are American Corporations that moved their jobs oversea for cheap labor. When you call AT&T you get India… correct?
Bravo Bravo, applause applause, well stated, awww here is one individual that is not asleep . how refreshing .
Oh no, America Will be remembered – not fondly though. It should be taught in school as a whole collection of “what Not to do’s”
The country that took itself from the greatest idea of individual freedom to the doom of world empire in a matter of a few hundred years.
I could not agree more .
Wars are seldom fought over humanatarian principles, they are fought over business interest.
Why would the corporate elite wan’t to trade with a totalitarian regime. Because profit has no conscience? And why would the corporate elite wan’t to kill the goose that is laying the golden eggs? The U.S. manufacturers are in collusion with the Chineese government. Surely they would not wan’t to shoot themselves in the foot!
American defense businesses compromised national security by outsourcing a wide variety of parts, systems, and components. The Federal government should have instituted a buy American requirement for all defense purchases. This goes all the way down to the food supply. Our soldiers will end up eating Fukushima rice if The Pentagon doesn’t wake up soon.
The best example of China’s advanced technology occurred a couple years ago. One of their nuclear subs surfaced next to a U.S. carrier off the coast of Japan. The radar support ships never picked it up. China just apologized, with a smirk, and sailed away……radar jamming test, successful.
Would have liked to have seen the embarrassed faces of those U.S. military officers abroad that carrier when that Chinese Submarine popped up .. complete pandemonium . LOL .
As I have always indicated the days of America being the strongest Super Power are over, and the day is fast approaching that America will no longer be a nation, not even remembered in the annals of history .
no one can win a war in the future! it´s wellknown that only a local nuclear conflict would finish all higher life on the planet! a nuclear winter and deadly radiation don´t know borders. at least all nuclear plants would melt through – would mean: no life on earth!