Perhaps it will be a different kind of war. With the economies so reliant on each other, one side can tweak their economy to cause negative effects in the other

Perhaps it will be a different kind of war. With the economies so reliant on each other, one side can tweak their economy to cause negative effects in the other side's economy. There are politicians in the US who consider China to be engaging in economic warfare for artificially lowering the value of their currency. There is also the possibility of cyber warfare. Steal some secrets here, bring the stock market down for a few hours there. Actual shots don't need to be fired, just enough disruption to reach agreements that one side wants.