Okay, yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Trade wars, a cold war, economic war, proxy wars all seem plausible, but the type of war this article seems to b

Okay, yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking. Trade wars, a cold war, economic war, proxy wars all seem plausible, but the type of war this article seems to be going on about doesn't seem to make sense. How would a war like that even happen without devolving into nuclear warfare, which surely neither country wants? I have to admit I'm pretty naive about geopolitics, though.