tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post8070410275948159163..comments2023-06-12T09:43:25.286-04:00Comments on The Arms Control Otaku 『軍備管理のオタク』: Arkin on defense posture: "Toys speak louder than words"Robot Economisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-91441434721851336502007-06-30T08:59:00.000-04:002007-06-30T08:59:00.000-04:00This is the most absurd hypothetical from Arkin: "...This is the most absurd hypothetical from Arkin: <BR/><BR/>"If its owners are good neighbors..."<BR/><BR/>That's a big IF. It should actually read "if the owners are "<I>perfect</I> neighbors..."<BR/><BR/>Given any sort of questionable behavior from the "big guy", any status symbol will become a source of resentment. Given the massive amounts of questionable behavior by the USA in recent years, we don't need more status symbols.Ricketsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579799843541826447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-36052560842359211882007-06-29T09:40:00.000-04:002007-06-29T09:40:00.000-04:00I can't believe the number of grammatical errors i...I can't believe the number of grammatical errors in that paragraph.<BR/><BR/>J - I think the name 'fourth generation warfare' is a bit of a misnomer. 4GW has always been around for centuries in one form of another. It is only more pronounced today as 3GW goes into relative decline after dominating the Western psyche for decades and communications technology enables the political messages of those who wage 4GW.Robot Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-63818899804703342292007-06-29T08:40:00.000-04:002007-06-29T08:40:00.000-04:00"The problem is that those days are long gone and ..."The problem is that those days are long gone and despite its quiet majesty, the Ohio-class is still a waste of money. In the age of Internet, the easiest and cheapest way to generate the same sense of sacrifice is the invest in peacekeeping forces. In the same culturally-adroit, lightly-equipped peacekeeping force that we need to win hearts and minds in Iraq and Afghanistan is exactly the kind of force that would generate good will in the post-Cold War/post 9-11 world."<BR/><BR/>Here, here. I had the same sense of disquiet. Not that the idea of submarines is quaint, but rather I don't get the feeling that they are addressing the new threat of 4th gen warfare, such as it has been described. Arkin's awe is understandable, but misplaced.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01031567700911395326noreply@blogger.com