OT or Not OT: Twilight 2030

[Rainbow Six]

Re: possible Asian flashpoints, another one that just came to mind is the Diaoyu / Senkaku Islands:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkaku_Islands_dispute

They're uninhabited but disputed between China, Taiwan, and Japan.

If I'm reading the wiki article correctly, the US is treaty bound to intervene on Japan's behalf in the event of any military action against Japanese territory, which specifically includes the Senkaku Islands.

Also, just been rereading this thread and noticed that I have used the word "Soviet" a few times when I should have obviously said "Russian" - bit of a freudian slip there! (In my defence, when I was at school in the 80's my modern studies teacher used to berate any poor student that happened to say "Russian" when they should have said "Soviet"...I guess it's stuck at the back of my mind!)