Novus America wrote:Nukes do not magically solve everything, they do not make you invincible. They do not stop economic and political threats.
They only prevent an outright invasion that seeks to destroy you entirely. But obviously the PRC does not plan to seize DC and burn it to the ground. Because they do not have to to beat us.
That is like saying “why fear Ebola when you have a gun?”
Besides they are a threat to our allies as well.
Okay, how are they a threat?
Can you demonstrate any way that they have harmed a US ally, other than buying what is for sale, when everything is for sale, and using it for themselves?
You could just stop prostituting your countries to the highest bidder, and you would discover that China just wants to make money and be normal. They gave up trying to spread communism to Southeast Asia a long time ago.
Who cares if China is successful?