> The economies are too intertwined for either US or China to deploy their forces full-scale. This was was a common belief about Europe before World War One.

> The economies are too intertwined for either US or China to deploy their forces full-scale. This was was a common belief about Europe before World War One. Unfortunately, that didn't prevent the carnage. I tend to agree with you about the existential danger of full-scale confrontation. And to be fair, your concerns about these weapon systems are well founded. These things are really dangerous and we need to think very carefully about how they're developed and deployed. But as we see in Ukraine, there's a lot of scope for limited confrontation. In this case we'll want access to deadlier weapons than our enemies have access to. To those of us that believe in liberal democracy, this isn't just about one team vs another. This really is about living in a world where freedom is the norm rather than living in fear of an autocrat.