I actually created an article yesterday as a 2 part post covering this exact topic, agreed, this is some very terrifying stuff.
I just finished my second article (Pt 2) about China, I'd be glad to hear your thoughts about that as well if you don't mind?
https://steemit.com/news/@silentdiscourse/arms-race-2018-is-war-actually-on-the-horizon-pt-2-china
voted and following for more great articles :)