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China conducts first test-flight of stealth plane
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China conducts first test-flight of stealth plane
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Is this why the yanks have turned to the frogs for their 'special relationship'?"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk -
China has conducted the first test-flight of its J-20 stealth fighter, Chinese President Hu Jintao has confirmed to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
*who? Hu! yes, who? etc.Comment
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostThat's what he says*. Maybe it's really the 15th test-flight.
"You see that plane up there?"
"No."
"That our new stealth plane. We have hundreds of them. All in sky at once."My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by Alf W View PostCan't help thinking they need to work on the "Stealth" element a bit more.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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They only stick the star on if the pilot's made a really good effort, so that he can take the plane home and show his mum and dad.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostOr maybe they don't have one at all.
"You see that plane up there?"
"No."
"That our new stealth plane. We have hundreds of them. All in sky at once.""Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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I'm quite concerned at how much money China are piling into their military budget and the rate at which they're ramping up.
Am I alone in thinking they're actually up to something here?Comment
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostAm I alone in thinking they're actually up to something here?
China defence budget $7.7 billion
US defence budget $475 billion"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYes.
China defence budget $7.7 billion
US defence budget $475 billion
Try this
China $78 bn
US $729 bn
Also some suggestions are that China is keeping a lot of it off the books and they're spending more like $150 bn
I also think that $78 bn will buy more in China than it would in USA due to living costs, local economy, etc.
e.g.
China 2.26m troops
USA 1.58m troops
Also, the telegraph claims that "almost 80 per cent of [chinese] officers are now graduates"
Last edited by CheeseSlice; 11 January 2011, 18:59.Comment
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