What if, once a war is over, and Country A is victorious over Country B, Country A agrees simply to pull out of Country B, but only after burying a gigantic nuclear bomb right under its capital as a way to hold the country hostage? The bomb would have safeguards to prevent Country B from defusing it, and only Country A would ever be allowed to detonate it.
I fantasize that it'd be nice for us to do that to China after we kick its ass. It'd be like a nuclear sword of Damocles, with China always wondering whether the bomb might go off by accident.
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I'm not so sure we can kick China's ass. Not alone anyway. As you've noted elsewhere, taking Taiwan would come at a high price for China--both in blood and treasure. I do fear things are going to get ugly because Xi is going to have to learn the hard way. Just like his buddy Putin.
I feel like you have cribbed this from your notes on The Dark Knight Rises....
Charles,
Yeah, I can see how one might say that. I guess the major difference is that, in "The Dark Knight Rises," the bomb could either be triggered manually at any time or reach the end of its several-month-long timer. Although I suppose the bomb could also have gone off randomly on its own.
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