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> the evidence to date is that it's ability to destroy counties ends somewhere around Iran's strength.

Only if Geneva enters the equation.

> the US has already been undermined by the likes of China, Russia and India

What is India doing on this list?

India has been gently aligning [0, 1] with the Russia-China bloc that the US has been encouraging to form over the last couple of years. Nothing crazy but that looks like undermining the US to me. It certainly isn't supporting US policy and the US has been trying to pressure them over it without much success.

[0] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/explained-ahead...

[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/india-joined-belaru...

It's not undermining, it's asserting/showing off their independence. India doesn't want to play for anyone's team, so they play on everyone's team. It's a reminder to all sides that they are not an automatic partner to be taken for granted.

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