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I am not saying it is going to happen, just that it's actually becoming a possibility now, when in the past I never thought the tension would ever get this high. The US is intervening in a Russian war. This is bad for everyone.
I'm not saying Russia would come out unscathed, and it's possible they could lose the war as well, real possible. It's just a fact that the US can't defend against hyersonic nukes, that is admitted by the US.
The fact is that Russia has more advanced missile technology than the US, and when it comes to weapons of war, the missile capabilites can make the difference between winning and losing in this modern era. I also don't believe Russia would be able to defend against a US attack, but I think Russia would strike first. The problem with the US retaliating against Russia is that China is Russia's ally, and there is a lot of tension between China and the US already. If China joined the war on the side of Russia, it might not even matter if NATO backs the US, they might lose anyway.
This whole situation is a big mess and the US should have just stayed out of it from the beginning, that's my opinion.
We have enough nuclear firepower on our subs alone to leave Russia and China smoldering holes in the ground. If Russia launches ICBM's at us, there are automatic system responses that would launch back at them.
China is tippy toeing around this whole situation, they are trying to stay out of it as much as possible. Thinking it's some sort of automatic thing that they'd jump to Russia's defense...not really. It's possible, but far from a lock.