THE US WON THE COLD WAR, BUT MANAGED TO ARRIVE AT THIS POINT, CLOSE TO LOSING HYPERPOWER STATUS; THE DEEPSTATE FEELS THEY HAVE A SHORT TIME WINDOW TO STOP CHINA FROM TAKING THE HYPERPOWER SLOT AND TAKE CARE OF SECONDARY THREATS LIKE (FOR STARTERS) RUSSIA (WITH KINETIC OPS) AND EUROPE (W/ ECONOMIC WAR).