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(a) China Rising. Strategy Page, http://strategypage.com/htmw/htspace/articles/20120327.aspx
("China is on its way to becoming the most prolific launcher of space satellites. Currently, Russia is first, with 36 a year, China second with 19 and the US third with 18")
(b) What America Lost Over Libya. http://strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20120326.aspx
("Air operations in Libya made it clear that European made missiles and smart bombs were every bit as good as the American stuff")
My comment: Libya was too weak an opponent. So Western weapons made no difference, in my view. On the other hand a tank on the ground, even American, can not defend itself against a missile from the sky.