Given how the decoupling trial balloon went with the tariffs, I just don't see how they plan to launch a war against China. It's pretty clear that US economy will collapse within a couple of months. Meanwhile, I'm sure the US would love to have NATO as a disciplinary force in Europe, but you just have to look at what's happening in Germany, France, UK, and Romania to see where things are headed. Right wing nationalists are rapidly becoming the most popular bloc in these countries and all of them are against the EU and NATO. I just don't see how EU center can keep a lid on this going forward. Meanwhile, the trade war with the US is only making the situation worse.