Well Washington should ask itself why it 1.) withdrew in 2002 from the ABM Treaty 2.) allowed NATO expansion to include the Baltic States (former Soviet territories) 3.) support India's nuclear power program in starting in 2005 despite the fact that New Delhi is an illegal nuclear state under international law (so US supporting nuclear proliferation to the NPT violating state of India while criticizing NK and Iran for trying to adopt nukes) 4.) with drew from the INF Treaty during Trump Administration, and 5.) use Taiwan as a pawn to try to obtain more concessions from China, knowing that elevating Taiwan's international status could at some point touch the tripwire for the PLA to launch an attack. In fact, by publicly pledging to defend Taiwan, Washington is engaging is similar (thought far less institutionalized) bahaviour as NATO expansion into former Soviet territories. In conclusion, it was Washington during its unipolar moment from 1991 to 2008 that tried to squeeze the last breaths out of its potential competitors that led to Russia and China (historical enemies dating back to Tsarist era) to form a marriage of convenience. Now with Moscow on Ukraine's doorstep and PLA on Taiwan's doorstep, maybe the Anglos should reflect on what they have done to create such hostile quasi-alliance and China's abandonment of minimum deterrence (not mention the likelihood of building the most powerful hypersonic arsenal). Should a nuclear war occur, the 500+ US satellites would be able to monitor all incoming regular ICBM and hypersonic warheads, but they would not be able to intercept them. Just imagine the helplessness of being able to watch but unable to do anything (like someone slowly disemboweling you alive but you are powerless to stop the execution).
