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" If all 30 NATO nations threatened to halt trade"

That would be effectivly the same as launching nuclear missiles? Mutual destruction economically.



Why do you think that? For the major countries of NATO, China is one of many trading partners. China is only about 16% of US trade. Would it hurt? Sure. But nowhere near as much as having nearly 90% of your major trading partners disappear.

NATO coordinated economic action is extremely asymmetric. Compare these two lists:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...


> That would be effectivly the same as launching nuclear missiles? Mutual destruction economically.

No. Nuclear war potentially would kill many millions of people. Let's keep matters in perspective.




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