If there is something that cannot be obtained through force, it might be the development of technology.
But this is not contradictory because technological development often brings prosperity and military strength.
The British invented the steam engine, leading the first industrial revolution, making Britain a strong empire for hundreds of years, known as the Sun Never Sets Empire.
The wide application of electricity and internal combustion engines during the second industrial revolution made Europe and the United States the center of the world.
The third industrial revolution was the development of computers, establishing the United States as a generation of hegemons.
Shire knew very well that no matter how many victories he achieved on the battlefield, as long as he did not master computer technology, the rise of the United States was inevitable.
