[nwatson]

Capture might not be the aim. The coming decades will see anonymous effective asymmetric warfare with USA infrastructure and the USA political establishment as prime targets. That's the big concern.

[chaboud]

Huh... they better build some readily-available hyper-powerful infrastructure, pronto, or that next election could hand power to folks that don't have the best interest of the country in mind:

https://thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-...

[fireflash38]

A new cold war effectively, but with the goal of cementing local power.

[jacquesm]

That is a very real risk. Action -> reaction.