> nor do I care if the entire nation state fails
You should care because of the nukes, if nothing else.
Nukes are the only thing keeping corrupt ruling class and their ambitions in check. On either side of ideological divide.
It’s the only weapon that’s going to hit them along with the foot soldiers
Are we even sure they still work? The last test was 34 years ago, after all.
For all we know some crafty contractors or NCOs have been making very good money off of selling "spare" parts - just like we saw when Russia first tried to invade Ukraine...