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" If all 30 NATO nations threatened to halt trade" That would be effectivly the same as launching nuclear missiles? Mutual destruction economically.
by hutzlibu 5y ago
" If all 30 NATO nations threatened to halt trade"
That would be effectivly the same as launching nuclear missiles? Mutual destruction economically.
- stickfigure 5y agoWhy do you think that? For the major countries of NATO, China is one of many trading partners. China is only about 16% of US trade. Would it hurt? Sure. But nowhere near as much as having nearly 90% of your major trading partners disappear. NATO coordinated economic action is extremely asymmetric. Compare these two lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...
- hodgesrm 5y ago> That would be effectivly the same as launching nuclear missiles? Mutual destruction economically. No. Nuclear war potentially would kill many millions of people. Let's keep matters in perspective.