Applying Mises's Omnipotent Government, this article argues wars stem from economic interventionism, not ideology. Government privileges create intervention spirals, leading to protectionism and economic nationalism - exactly how Nazi Germany escalated to war. Verdict: U.S.-China war remains unlikely. Deep trade interdependence (200 million Chinese jobs, mutual chip-rare earth chokehold) raises war costs prohibitively. Trade is peace's true ballast - cooperation beats conflic