Don’t mess with me and you’ll have nothing to fear. Obey my No Trespassing signs and I’ll respect yours. Does that mean that I won’t eavesdrop on you to verify that you aren’t eavesdropping on me? No, it does not. I like to be prepared for ‘surprises’. If installing an encryption system is all it takes to stop you from listening, then I’ll do it. If sending some disinformation your way is the appropriate thing, then count on it being sent.
>>I don't care about anybody else's sovereignty except ours.<<
IMO, those are much better options than asking a couple of thousand young men to die in a war for my ignorance on how to protect my country. I know what combat is and I would have to think long and hard before ever sending troops into it. You've never been there. For five years all it took for me to hit the ground was an unexpected firecracker going off. Lightening crashes would awaken me on the bedroom floor searching for a foxhole. You have no idea how long the memories will keep flashing into their dreams and daily lives. I an not as anxious as you are when it comes to making enemies. I carry no remorse about eradicating them however.
If you want, we can debate the merits of a select group of America's allies which might want to go nuclear.
Are you saying that you want to control your friends too?
The nuclear club is for keeps. Listen to me carefully. There isn't anything I wouldn't do to prevent the scenarios you described that would end with "retaliation."