[JimRed]

china isn't capable of attacking the us in the forseeable future. its simply impossible. the only place china could fight us is on the asian mainland, or maybe in japan.

A couple of megatons hidden in the hold of a COSCO ship berthed at the new LA facility would take out a big chunk of Southern California. Do you seriously believe that they would NOT do so?

[CJ Wolf]

You could add that it would be near impossible to trace it back to them as well.

[Poohbah]

A couple of megatons hidden in the hold of a COSCO ship berthed at the new LA facility would take out a big chunk of Southern California. Do you seriously believe that they would NOT do so?

It would take out a SMALL chunk of Southern California.

And, just out of idle curiousity, what, EXACTLY, would China gain in return for detonating a thermonuclear bomb in Long Beach? What price would they pay in exchange?

In short, please give us a coherent theory of victory for the Chinese in the scenario you describe.

[Cicero5]

Why does everyone think it will be a military attack? An economic attack is far more likely. With Greenspan, Bernahke, and the rest of the band of arrogant apparatchniks at the Fed trashing out the dollar, an economic attack seems more likely. What would happen if China decided to convert their currency to a gold standard? How many foreigners would be interested in owning paper US dollars?