Re <<The policy approach we both (US &UK) share is that this cannot happen>>
my guess, peaceful reunification is precisely shall happen once consideration of the alternative is done-done, to start by a series of phone calls on some Friday, for resolution to a civil war, where one side wins and the other side loses
There would be a fractal-civil war within a civil war, spontaneously occurring, at the worst
just a guess, and that makes a market
re the UK part of <<US & UK>>, would remove the UK from the equation, as Scotland, Wales, N Ireland, and Malvinas etc etc locales break off, another guess, peacefully or otherwise, just add water and mix
China working towards the stars, and given such, earthly matters shall hardly matter, and when matter, coming to natural conclusions
a third guess |