I appologize for my absence in this thread.

@PJ I dont have a problem if a thread I start goes down a certain path, mods might but by all means I welcome all view points even though I might disagree with some people 95% of the time there is a 5% chance I could be enlightened.

My point to posting this was I like to keep a watchful eye on asia, in 25 years thats where I think the action will be. 2 budding super powers who crave dwindling resources, a massive japanese economy with a shrinking workforce and a dependancy on a foreign military. North Korean issue, the U.S. transferring command of its south korean bases and forces and fazing out.

So China tests space military tech and india follows suit right along. Might not be a full fledged arms race but I remember a movie I saw a few years ago called "Red Dawn" about a fictious russian invasion of the U.S.

Anyway there was a great line from the movie that explained why the US and Russia went to war "Eventually the two toughest kid on the bloc are going to fight"

Now if those two kids are in need of raw materials that are restricted by the consumption of others and there own growth I wonder....

Again, the middle east is the place to be now, but stay tuned I would say 2030ish?