Russia hasn't used IMF support in decades. Not all Russian banks are banned from SWIFT.
> Cyber, destabilization and financial war might prove deadlier than nuclear could ever be.
Nuclear could plausibly result in the extinction of our species. Suggesting that financial warfare could "prove deadlier than nuclear could ever be" seems patently false.
> far closer to nuclear war than we've ever been.
This is the statement that is being disagreed with.
> Cyber, destabilization and financial war might prove deadlier than nuclear could ever be.
Nuclear could plausibly result in the extinction of our species. Suggesting that financial warfare could "prove deadlier than nuclear could ever be" seems patently false.
> far closer to nuclear war than we've ever been.
This is the statement that is being disagreed with.