OK, so we should just ignore every single relevant development that happened during the 73 years the USSR existed? Why so modest? How about we ignore everything that changed since the Congress of Vienna.
Also, let's dispel with the fiction that standing your ground in international relations and honoring existing alliances will automatically led to the nuclear war 
Btw, you've been talking about inevitable collapse of Chinese economy. Do you have any idea about the real state of Russian economy? What you are witnessing is the decline of America. I fully expect within my life to not hear the President of the United States referred to as the Leader of the Free World. Based on recent events, I expect that day to come sooner rather than later.
