> Why do you think it would escalate? Do you have a crystal ball? Even if the chance is tiny, you don't want to risk a nuclear conflict because there is no go

> Why do you think it would escalate? Do you have a crystal ball? Even if the chance is tiny, you don't want to risk a nuclear conflict because there is no going back to the world that we live in after that. I am always dumbfounded at the lack of awareness that having a direct conflict with a nuclear power increases the risk of nuclear war.