probably as a future deterrent, to avoid major conflict - that they are ~~booming~~ becoming more and more formidable opponent and should not be taken lightly.

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

This. The realpolitik purpose of showing your death and anti-death toys is always at least a little about "don't fuck with us" same way a cigar is usually someone's mother.

Monke brain still Monke beneath the abstractions.

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Paper tiger.

[–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I learn this new term today but I don't think it fits. May be we can look at the Korean War as a case study when China intervened (around 1950) - how China changed the course of war just like that, when they were not that well equipped as compared to now.