All right, is Canada going to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, or will Britain and France engage in extensively upgrading their nuclear capabilities? If not, it is unclear to me that there is any real intention to engage in a response that would be proportionate to not being able to rely on the United States for global leadership in the defense of democracy.

I agree that Trump's apparent position on Russia is a problem, but empty rhetoric doesn't impress me as a response.