No PROFIT in SPACE CONFLICT
China will emerge as the industrial superpower in next 20 yrs or so will mega capacity for production of autos, heavy machines, exported goods, etc. USA will only be a service country and will have colleges and med care as its primary funtions (and a endless supply of LAWYERS!) as the population ages. As for war in space, no profit in it and the Chinese will dominate over the free world not with a missles but with banks.