Originally Posted by
Onceapilot
Yes, I do.
The answer is no.
You sound very sure of yourself. I wonder if Trump, Mattis, and Adm Mullen agree with you. I have my doubts. The US military had little compunctions about bombing Hanoi and no CBG was remotely threatened, never mind nuked. And the US military was desirous and even anxious to nuke China during the Korean War when no CBG was threatened, never mind nuked.
And even if Shanghai were not conventionally bombed, would the US hesitate to mine every significant Chinese port and for good measure also bomb a significant number of "pure military targets?"