We only invade weak practically defenseless countries.
These practically defenseless countries are at particular risk if they have oil and/or are close to our allies’ nuclear and conventionally armed enemies. These invasions and occupations are in large part about protecting them and pretection of trade and transport for the western collective imperial team of which the U.S is captain.
The U.S. could probably shoot down a Nuke aimed at this country,especially since they were removed from Cuba but Israel, Spain and England etc. are at greater risk. Enemy nuclear countries know that nukes don’t make the balance of power equal if in the end they can be nuked into oblivion. If western allies let Pakistan know that they will be nuked from some comination of Israel, India, Western Europe, Afghanistan, Iraq, the gulf of Oman and the air above, I don’t think they will think too long on the nuclear option.
On the other hand the threat of a hand carried nuclear devices being employed in important places in western civilization or other “terrorist acts” may start to level the playing field. Let’s hope all these warmongers don’t level the earth.It is amazing that we hear so much more about global warming than this.