"If # + # catch on too late in the game, their only alternative will be war or submission to Washington's # As there is no possibility of the US + NATO invading and occupying Russia and China, the war would be nuclear." (from: Will Russia and China Hold Their Fire Until War Is the Only Alternative?) http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/09/25/will-russia-china-hold-fire-war-alternative-paul-craig-roberts/