AND, the Chinese would be warned that they were on the verge of committing an act of war. I am fairly sure those days existed {the Rosenbergs}.
I think Attorney General Barr is moving in that direction.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3884729/posts
“Barr Tells Prosecutors to Consider Charging Violent Protesters With Sedition.”
Lets see how inclined his attornies will be to do this!