Nope. The alternative to to not provoke a conflict when you are not ready. ie invest in alternatives - so you aren't on the hook down the line, but don't prov

Nope. The alternative to to not provoke a conflict when you are not ready. ie invest in alternatives - so you aren't on the hook down the line, but don't provoke a conflict when you are on the hook. Russia has the economy about the size of Italy - and as you can see by the progress in Ukraine, it's not going to be able to sweep across Europe anytime soon. There is no existential threat - apart from the one we have just created by timing the conflict when we are not ready.