Negative. BC is nice to visit. Beyond this, I don't even think about you.
So? It's worked out great! The states will never be anything like
any other developed country on the planet. Especially Canada.
Our 'great global position' in modern history hasn't changed. We are THE military hyperpower on this PLANET by a loooongshot. China being a very distant 2nd. In 30 years, the technology we've developed for blowing other countries into smoking crators with minimal human casualty has improved
immensely.
Our economy is still the
largest by far in the world, with a GDP of 28.7 trillion per year. China is again, number 2 with 18.5. Canada is 10th, with just over 2t.
Our state of California has a larger GDP than both you and Russia.
The only similarities we might share are that we are consumerism driven societies, which is also shared with about 30 other nations, some with bigger economies than Canada.
Nuclear is the real deterrent. But the first nuke to explode anywhere on Earth will be a harbinger to mutually assured destruction and the beginning of overall human extinction. So I don't worry about that much, Mr. Shocked Canadian.
Besides nukes, Russia and Ukraine aren't credible threats to the US. China may have a bigger population, but the US is geographically superior when it comes to having a natural defensive border to fortify against attacks. Not that we would even sweat any conventional warfare from China, as thier firepower is still mostly obsolete cold war shit. NK is still a barking little doggy.
So I honestly don't know what the **** you're on about.