We never threatened a nuclear exchange. Russia does daily.
Russia needs to stop wetting their diapers and put on their big boy pants. They got themselves into this.
We haven't had any missiles hit Fort Bliss.
Y’ know...
It’d be very interesting to graph NATO countries’ defense spending over the last 30 years as a % of their GDP, vs. Russia’s defense spending over the last 30 years as a % of their GDP. This would somehow need to be tweaked (pretty big tweaks!) for defense spending not really directly relevant to NATO - the major items there including US’ expenditures in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific. Also, some countries’ military budgets have a sizable chunk of said budgets actually going to what amount to social-programs-by-any-other-name.
Such a graph would clarify much, and render a whole lot of garbage “noise” spouted to the landfill.
Pulling the data together would be a significant task, I must admit. But, I do know the US is at near historic lows of defense spending, since WW2, as a % of GDP.