Agree wholeheartedly. As for the possibility of nuclear war --- don't dismiss it out of hand! There are some real megalomaniacs holding positions of power States side (and I don't just mean Trump. Blinken has always been a hawk. Biden too was up for every foreign military adventure throughout his career. Just more politicians of much the same stripe).
Mad as a nest of vipers! All of them! Dangerous too ... to the brink of insanity?
If they think they can hit the other side with a knock out blow and avoid getting hit themselves they might just risk it. Besides, nukes would not be used (immeadiately) on population centres, but "tactically" on the other side's capacity to make war. Of course in such a scenario Australian facilities would most certainly be targeted --- Port Darwin for sure also North West Cape and Pine Gap. Others too?
Is it gonna be GOP Vs. CCP, folks? Roll up for the fight of the millenium!?!?!
In the short term, though, I agree that intensifying economic warfare is much more likely --- plus any other actions that they deem likely to weaken the other economically or in their capacity to wage war --- like avian flu or swine flu, (ie.starvation ---- nearly happened coincidentally whem Donald was trying to squeeze a favourable trade deal out of them).
https://www.vox.com/2019/6/6/18655460/china-african-swine-fever-pig-ebolaCoincidence?
Then COVID19 happened when he failed. Take a glance at Trump's book "the art of negotiation" and the dirty tactics the guy uses to crush his interlocutors. Coincidence? The "Wuhan" virus? Blame the Chinese? Or ..........??????
Check out Fort Detrick in Maryland and the accident there in 2019 (they've been scrubbing it off the internet, but once Jack is out of the electronic bow, he's hard to put back at 100% --- but do it discretely from behind a VPN. You'll find sites that tell you you can't access them "for legal reasons" others that come back "access forbidden" others that want you to register and log in [no thanks!!!]) .
This was the original link for www.military.com (a semi official US army site). Strange! You can find all other articcles from this date there using the site search facility --- but not this one:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/11/24/cdc-inspection-findings-reveal-more-about-fort-detrick-research-suspension.html but you can still read (a bit) about it here:
https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-controversial-experiments-make-bird-flu-more-risky-poised-resumehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virus-biological-us-army-weapons-fort-detrick-leak-ebola-anthrax-smallpox-ricin-a9042641.htmlhttps://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-controversial-experiments-make-bird-flu-more-risky-poised-resumeand rather more here --- but can't vouch for the integrity of this site (purports to be a local Oregon newspaper?)
https://medium.com/@JohnnyC71568468/u-s-fort-detrick-military-base-perennially-involving-high-risk-biochemical-experiments-with-as-e40f1264fa61Anyway, what is sure is that this mysterious respiratory "unidentified" illness outbreak was at 40kms from Fort Detrick. Again check the dates:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/07/17/third-person-has-died-after-respiratory-illness-outbreak-greenspring-village-fairfax-officials-say/But fort Detrick has an ---- errrr ---- "interesting" history. Its back in business --- but they don't want you to know too much (nor ask these types of question I'll bet!!!)
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/military/fort-detrick-laboratory-restored-to-full-operations-after-being-shut/article_fcee204f-1493-52fb-ba9b-f80cb00da727.htmlResearch for yourself what it is they've been doing there over the years --- and what they're continuing to do "for the good of humanity" right now --- but do it discretely!!! You can still find stuff if you look hard enough. "They" don't have a gag that is 100% effective yet.
Also check out the date of these links for civil defence excercise Event 201 --- with honest Billy (Gates) in command (no link of course to America Inc. I mean he's honest Bill the geek poster boy & philanthropist isn't he?) Just one heck of a coincidence?????!!!! Check the dates. Check the conclusions (man! Didn't they ever just f---k that one up!!!!)
https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/191017-press-release.htmlhttps://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.htmlBut Hillbilly Billy won't own up to it all it seems (surprise surprise!):
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/why-is-gates-denying-event-201Ok OK. Probably not an intentional release, just an accident from a secret program in urgent need of a convenient scape goat --- at a very opportune moment for the Donald.
But then why did Trump do this (check the dates)?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/3/23/us-axed-cdc-expert-job-in-china-months-before-outbreak-reutersAnother piece of evidence in this jig saw:
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/five-us-states-had-coronavirus-infections-even-before-first-reported-cases-study-2021-06-15/Enough already!!!! But (PS) I'm sure Chine and Russia do the same sort of stuff too. Its just harder to find out about!
Just one last little link (a bit "tangential") for Carl Von Clausewitz --- they still study him at West Point and Sandhurst
https://oll.libertyfund.org/page/clausewitz-war-as-politics-by-other-meansLong read, but scan-read it. Some interesting (and influential) observations on the nature of war & peace and how to conduct both
Chiao! Have a good day.