China might not be a great sea-military power, but its strength is in the land force. Americans lost to Chinese PLA in Vietnam and Korea. The only way for the Americans to fight back was to use atomic or nuclear weapons, but then China had them too. If anyone tried to use nuclear weapons on Chinese people, China will no doubt use nuclear weapons in retaliation, or worse counterattack til no one stands on earth. China is a nation that is very unlikely to first use nuclear weapons. USA will very likely to be the first one to use nuclear weapons in the very near future, perhaps on Iraqi people when Saddam's supporters prove to be to strong to get rid of by using conventional warfare and propaganda. The Bible forewarns of a coming nuclear world war; it gives clues on which nation will be destroyed, and who will be the first one to provoke a world war in Middle East. Remember, the Book of Revelation in the Holy Bible is a prophecy about the end time of this world, there will be an all-out war in Middle East, some 200 thousand thousand (200,000,000) men from the east  will march pass Euphrates river. So far it hasn't happened yet. Because of the current Middle East tension and China does have over 200 million armed men, it is highly likely the Book of Revelation is talking about this era. Only USA fits the de_script_ions of Babylon the great city - world's No.1 commercial center. It's highly possible that USA is the Babylon city mentioned in Book of Revelation. America is exactly what the Book of Revelation describes as.                      [my comment is in brackets] Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,   [This probably means that the kingdom ( country or nation ) is  controlled by the beast ( satan ) or a ruler ( beast ). Darkness means sin and evilness.] [ The beast is either a demonic power or satan itself. His kingdom is a nation that's full of satanic ideas, e.g., rock music, drugs, new age religions, homosexuality, false christian doctrines, materialism, hollywood, mafia, gangs, etc.] Revelation 16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. [Faggots dying of AIDS.] Revelation 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. [Kings of the east should be pointing to China, and/or Korea, and/or Japan, and/or Taiwan, and even India or Pakistan.] [Euphrates is a river in Middle East, the easiest way for the armies of the east to go through Euphrates is have this river dried up, likely by the dams.] [This leading to World War 3, its location is in Middle East] Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [The dragon is satan.The beast represents a country or organization.The false prophet will be a man with strong influence over many people, he will be able to convince the world to believe his lies. The US president, Bill Clinton, or who ever he may be, fits this de_script_ion of the false prophet.] Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. [Sounds just like Clinton, doesn't it ? There will be one worse than Clinton, or is that him ?] [The evil, lying spirits will work through the false prophet, the beast (nation or organization) and the dragon(satan), the spirits will speak through men and convince the kings of the earth(nations with military power) to go to war in Middle East.] [The kings of the earth shall be gathered by demonic spirits at Middle East for a final showdown. Sounds very familiar, doesn't it ?)] Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. [Jesus will appear very suddenly without you knowing the time of his reappearance; be prepared and don't get caught without salvation.] [Be prepared as this will happen suddenly without any warning, cover yourself with the garment of salvation otherwise you will be caught with your pants down (shame).] Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. [Location is in Middle East, an area between Iraq and Israel.] Revelation 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. [It will be God's direct order and no one will be able to stop it.] Revelation 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. [Massive earthquakes or heavy shocks cause by nuclear weapons. Normally, natural earthquakes don't come with lightnings or thunders, so, this powerful earthquake will likely be caused by nuclear explosions, which are full of sounds (voices and thunders) and great flashes of light (lightnings).] Revelation 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [The great Babylon (USA) break into 3 parts - west coast, east coast and the middle.] Revelation 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [Lands will sink into oceans, mountains will be flattened; only some super earthquakes can do that. They are not here yet, they're coming soon.] Revelation 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. [Natural hails, meteorites or nuclear weapons.] T*o*m* G*o*o*d*m*a*n*