Tornado Alley (PROG)

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I didn't mention nukes in the post or intend to....Nuclear Blackmail is another subject Nk and China especially may use,,,

India and Pakistan could and I wouldn't put it past Israel either...But thats not necessarily about dictators and a further reach..

China and NK are enough when it comes to nuclear blackmail

I mentioned 'dictators', lots of those and if they have a smaller nation next door, who is to stop them.....Condemn them yes...

With nukes, just pose a couple drills before you act and the world will get the message.....A change from the defense posture used with nukes historically....

We used Nuclear Blackmail on China during the Korean War...It held China back,,,,But we Still split Korea rather than stay at war with them....China didn't hesitate to enter the Korean War, hence the 38th parallel
https://history.army.mil/brochures/kw-chinter/chinter.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_blackmail#:~:text=Nuclear%20blackmail%20is%20a%20form%20of%20nuclear%20strategy,to%20perform%20some%20action%20or%20make%20some%20concessions.
Nuclear blackmail is a form of nuclear strategy in which an aggressor uses the threat of use of nuclear weapons to force an adversary to perform some action or make some concessions. It is a type of extortion that is related to brinkmanship.

In 1950, President Truman publicly stated that the use of nuclear weapons was under "active consideration" against Chinese targets during the Korean War. [1][2][3][4]

In 1953, President Eisenhower threatened the use of nuclear weapons to end the Korean War if the Chinese refused to negotiate. [5][6][7]

In order to support the continued existence of the Republic of China government, the United States issued several nuclear threats against the People's Republic of China in the 1950s to force the evacuation of outlying islands and the cessation of attacks against Quemoy and Matsu.