The post doesn’t talk about nor imply a traditional war with congress approval. For example, placing a battleship in international waters but close enough China’s maritime space is enough to trigger another Arkhipov situation. This is just a specific scenario, some don’t lead to disastrous outcomes and some do. The post is intended to spark discussion, not set policy without debate, and point to the risks. As stated we entered 2020 in the worst level of risk ever, and then a pandemic happened, with a bunch of unthinkable events happening.
The post doesn’t talk about nor imply a traditional war with congress approval. For example, placing a battleship in international waters but close enough China’s maritime space is enough to trigger another Arkhipov situation. This is just a specific scenario, some don’t lead to disastrous outcomes and some do. The post is intended to spark discussion, not set policy without debate, and point to the risks. As stated we entered 2020 in the worst level of risk ever, and then a pandemic happened, with a bunch of unthinkable events happening.