No nukes. We can respond to that. Hmmm... What, exactly, is it we produce that other nations can't do without?

Some more nasty little land wars against our notional allies. Point out how helpless we are.

No big wars though, we do still have plenty of the long distance nasties.

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It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity.

C'est la vie. Festina lente.