Were chest-thumping international threats like this standard in the 90s and 00s, and I just didn't see them every day because there was no Twitter? Or has this become more common recently? https://t.co/7XBGeibwJu
โ Noah Smith ๐ (@Noahpinion) August 12, 2020
This sort of thing has occurred all the time since the 1950s, it just wasnโt reported as much. Itโs standard behavior of powers and wannabe powers.