indeed. In a nuclear age, we can never really have a WW2 war. The escalation is almost instantaneous. 

So you'll instead have "X-back separatists" and other non-state actors doing things on behalf of nation states as to not "escalate".

Nord Stream is a case study. 

 Nuclear weapons do not exist.  

 attack Russia then 

 Asking the wrong person. I'm not a member of the ruling class.  

 the only reason there is peace: 

https://image.nostr.build/3e65d50e2faea1bb57376d3645fc45f5affab752a9d3b5b3592cc707c8dac1b1.png 

 Your dildo? 

 ah fair enough, but I'm looking at country v country