>The method of payment could be anything
Stay out of South China Sea, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Assets of any abusers seized.
If there is a virulent form of a man-made virus that could be released, then all bets are off.
If US/allies have the Three Gorges Dam control software hacked (think Stuxnet), welp* (pic related).
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asssuming welp is a blend of well + gulp here.