The United States fired off two separate ballistic missile tests, which would have been armed with a nuclear device, off the coast of California to send a message to China, Russia and the American people (who saw it light up California) – despite a great deal of controversy and condemnation when other countries have tested these missiles in the past. Of course, officially, it was all just a regularly scheduled drill.

The real message, between the lines, is stark, however.

The United States is indicating that it would sooner go to war with the Far East than suffer the defeat of an intense currency war over the rising yuan. Billionaire George Soros warned of this exact scenario earlier this year, stating that economic disputes with China provided a 'real risk' of triggering a third world war.