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Originally Posted by RN7
Building a weapon to specificaly target a US Carrier battle group is probably the most provacative act of hostility against the American military machine other than building a nuclear delivery system designed to level Washington DC and New York City from the Gobi Desert.
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Not at all. It would actually be the wisest move and the less provocative one as the given missile doesn't threaten US naval power in any way. So far it seems to be strictly defensive and I would think it to be a fair answer to US naval power. It simply deny US capability to get the upper hand if US attacks China (very unlikely but who knows).
If US thinks it to be provocative, I would suspect the US administration to develop plans to attack China. I don't think it possible. What would be provocative, however, would be for China to sell such missile to Iran (future will tell). Of course, they will develop a version to be carried on ships but when this will be done I'm sure US will have developed the proper countermeasure.
Of course media will say it to be provocative (that will boost their own market) but if US administration say so, it will become amusing. I love the idea of US taking over the role of former Soviet Union.
