>when did the straight of Taiwan stop being a nuclear tipping point? This is always what bothers me about any discussion of the modern US military. It seems l

>when did the straight of Taiwan stop being a nuclear tipping point? This is always what bothers me about any discussion of the modern US military. It seems like every "war game" or scenario is half baked, where US forces go head to head against a similarly artificial Chinese or Iranian or PRNK force. The winner of the scenario wins the war, and peace is restored to the universe. So 1: What is the scenario where two nuclear powers engage each other directly that does not end in nuclear war? 2: What non-nuclear nation has the capability to engage the US in conventional warfare after a flurry of cruise missiles and drone strikes? A lot of good an air force will do Iran if it's destroyed on the tarmac.