> That capability you talk of, could apply to any country, when ”properly motivated". This does not affect the historical narrative. eg I'm sure some other nat

> That capability you talk of, could apply to any country, when ”properly motivated". This does not affect the historical narrative. eg I'm sure some other nation could have created an atomic bomb first, but they didn't. Ultimately, regardless of how un/deserved the confidence in the US economy is, the confidence exists and that has been part of the reasoning that the USD is the reserve currency of choice today. Good luck with whatever.