He had already chosen his target.
---India.
It was a country with deep ties to the United States.
Previously, it clung to the United Kingdom.
Later,
as the United Kingdom declined,
they could only cling to the United States, having to purchase a vast number of weapons from the US every year. There was no helping it; their 'consumption' rate was astonishingly high, with airplanes crashing becoming a daily routine, so common it drew sighs.
However, that was good.
In doing so,
arms dealers made money, never worrying about running out of business in India.
It was just their debt repayment ability that gave the United States headaches.
Chronic trade deficits had sent India's debts soaring; its foreign debts exceeded one trillion US dollars, with the interest each year being a huge figure, often delayed or defaulted.
However,
it could still borrow money.
On one hand, India had a large population and significant economic potential, not enough to go bankrupt over such sums.