Niall Ferguson: How Cold War II Turns Hot
Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
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Cold War II Is Good, but It's Not Enough
"Cold War II is good because Cold Wars, where we don't actually do that much fighting, are insensitive to innovate technologically," he says. "From the vantage point of the United States, it ought to win Cold War II over China." But if you end up in a hot war with an enormous number of shells and missiles available, then the U.S. will be in a very weak position, writes Paul Waldman.
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