Even if you do care to boss around non-nuclear states, coercion is most effective when it is low-cost/high-impact - cyberattacks and economic warfare fit that b

Even if you do care to boss around non-nuclear states, coercion is most effective when it is low-cost/high-impact - cyberattacks and economic warfare fit that bill better than sending in the tanks. Like, the reasons Brazil hasn't invaded Venezuela have little to do with its lack of a car industry.