Written by @stavridisj and @elliotackerman, ‘2034 is a supremely well-informed novel that looks at a potential war between the US and China. Let’s hope things never come to that. wired.trib.al/gjJxE9o 1/7
It starts in the South China Sea, when a US warship comes upon a distressed fishing trawler. The two countries are already on the verge of war, and what happens next nearly pushes them over the edge wired.com/story/2034-par… 2/7
The proceeding events are dizzying. A blackout, a sunk destroyer, a lost F-35—the US won’t understand, or at least not until it is too late, what China is up to. wired.trib.al/pXmHXSX 3/
Ten days into the crisis, the US’ strategy of de-escalation is failing. The public finally comprehends the magnitude of what has occurred and its message is clear: The president has to do something wired.trib.al/uxvyQAJ 4/7
After another encounter in the South China Sea, Chinese cyber dominance of the American forces is complete. The countries are no longer on the brink of war. They are engaged in it wired.trib.al/9B3o88C 5/7
China has effectively blacked out a swath of ocean nearly eight hundred nautical miles wide. And somewhere in it is the country's fleet. The US has to find them, and if it does, fight blind wired.trib.al/W0q64wZ 6/7
The last line has been drawn; the president has threatened the use of tactical nukes. For decades, the logic of mutually assured destruction has kept crises like this in check. Would it hold this time? wired.trib.al/zPiMiQS 7/7
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