nostr:npub1nc7yff5d6egw2qwn88pjvfhj54hclm40dduyyupnxkwsdlnl49ms6dvhc2 who said anything about close combat? I'll just nuke their major cities and be done with them.

Tbh I don't even need a working nuke for that. Enough nuclear material to kill huge parts of enemy population is enough. This is called mutually assured destruction, in case you're wondering. So far it seem to be the only way to get rid of taxes.