If America had an actual geopolitical strategy it would just have 10,000 nuclear submarines, it’s shitty military outpost all over the globe, and maintain its missile arsenal
That was basically the English strategy (minus nukes) for centuries. But it was predicted on an undeveloped interior that presented no real threat.
Now you have totally landlocked cities in China with tens of millions of people. You've got Moscow and Mexico City well outside the range of any kind of conventional naval war. You'd have no hope of controlling any of these locales by simply waving your hand over the nuclear button.
That was basically the English strategy (minus nukes) for centuries. But it was predicted on an undeveloped interior that presented no real threat.
Now you have totally landlocked cities in China with tens of millions of people. You've got Moscow and Mexico City well outside the range of any kind of conventional naval war. You'd have no hope of controlling any of these locales by simply waving your hand over the nuclear button.