Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The Next Big War: The Battlefield Will Be 'Everywhere'


Why the Battlefield Is Everywhere



Last week, I wrote about the reasons why conflict is virtually certain to escalate with China, leading to either a shooting war or a financial, monetary, and cyber conflict, which could lead to a shooting war. The history lesson is that monetary wars lead to military wars.


I’m picking my way through another chapter of Unrestricted Warfare, the 1999 essay/manual written by two People’s Liberation Army officers.

I want to share a key takeaway from the chapter:

The authors discuss how technology is changing the nature of warfare, from a “line” to an “area” and eventually to the entire world. Here’s the money quote:

“Just think, if it’s even possible to start a war in a computer room or a stock exchange that will send an enemy country to its doom, then is there [a] non-battlespace anywhere?”

“Where is the battlefield?” the authors ask. “The answer would be: Everywhere.”

The authors go on to write that, in light of this, the future protagonist of war is not the professional soldier, but the hacker.

This is exactly the kind of mindset and activity we’re seeing today, re: Chinese hacking campaigns.

At some point in the next four years, perhaps coinciding with the 2024 election, the U.S. could be forced to decide and act on going to war with China over Taiwan. I’m not advocating for or against it, but simply pointing out that a decision will be made.


Chinese military leaders privately say they’re within two years of being able to invade Taiwan.

The commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is requesting missiles be deployed to Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines to counteract what he describes as a shifting balance of military power that has become “more unfavorable” for the United States.

I want to encourage you, if haven’t already, to consider how prepared you are for systems disruption. If we go to war with China, we’re going to feel the effects here at home: disruptions to power, internet, communications, transportation, the stock market and financial services, etc.

According to Unrestricted Warfare, the key to beating the United States is to make them prioritize self-preservation ahead of geopolitical goals. Prepare accordingly.

Always Out Front,

Samuel Culper


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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2021 at 11:08 AM

    So can't we, with that much insight to enemies plans, the USA Technology Agencies like NSA, fight computerized back as well??

    Instead of surveillance on populace to point of overkill invasion of privacy, our Agencies/Military Intel, better up their game and use exactly the cold war tactic's against said hackers; It's not that hard to figure out, so either we are taken over/sold out, within already, or we are not too bright, or tell us what it might be with USA sounding ill prepared??? Could it be we too are messing with China, their Electrical Grids, under water, their islands, their launch-pads, their Dams, their weather, their heads, their act of bio-terrorism virus sent, etc.....???? Intel does not tell all.

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