As the US empire crumbles the Ruling Class will become more and more repressive. The US has become a militarized police state with the worlds largest prison population. The coming depression will exacerbate the social tensions in American Society. No one knows what will spark the coming civil unrest. But, it will happen. The days of US gunboat diplomacy are numbered. With the advent of China's Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles (ASBM) the days of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are numbered. The proliferation of these weapons systems will end US adventurism in South America and around the globe.
