From Gunboat Diplomacy to Nuclear Brinkmanship and Space-based Weapons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunboat_diplomacy#Modern_contexts

BIG wars on a small planet are a loosing scenario all in all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinkmanship#Ronald_Reagan_and_end_of_the_Cold_War

 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/nuclear-brinkmanship-in-putins-war-upping-the-ante/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24758314

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/2024/06/28/kremlins-nuclear-russian-roulette-in-orbit-could-trigger-nato-clash/

https://features.csis.org/Insights-from-the-Russia-Ukraine-War/

https://arcticmilitarytracker.csis.org/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Nuclear+Brinkmanship

war games