>What is it that is actually preventing this from escalating to a hot war? The same thing that's always prevented nuclear-armed countries from going to war: ht

>What is it that is actually preventing this from escalating to a hot war? The same thing that's always prevented nuclear-armed countries from going to war: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction