I think the situation is primed for a great international leader but with one major default. If a key country is actually in the control of their military and their partners in crime, the arm manufacturers, there is by definition no good faith and therefore productive negotiation is fraught. I think you’re right, it might take a nuclear war to enable, as horrific and existentially dangerous that would be. But if by chance a Xi Biden type pairing clicked, they could also drive it. But the nuclear club is poised to rapidly inflate membership, so it will have to be soon.
I think the situation is primed for a great international leader but with one major default. If a key country is actually in the control of their military and their partners in crime, the arm manufacturers, there is by definition no good faith and therefore productive negotiation is fraught. I think you’re right, it might take a nuclear war to enable, as horrific and existentially dangerous that would be. But if by chance a Xi Biden type pairing clicked, they could also drive it. But the nuclear club is poised to rapidly inflate membership, so it will have to be soon.