Nuclear weapons are mentioned in the very last paragraph and are not taken into account in the first war where the US may intervene. I am trying to imagine the

Nuclear weapons are mentioned in the very last paragraph and are not taken into account in the first war where the US may intervene. I am trying to imagine the US fighting on behalf of Taiwan and even entering the Chinese mainland all without nukes being used. It might sound cliche to bring up nukes but they are a deterrent to the major powers entering each others land masses directly. The question really is: Will China want warfare with nukes involved? We are talking end times here, unless the leaders of China are insane I cannot understand how this risk is worth the reward.