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The F-35 makes me wonder if US military superiority is as great as it appears on paper. For example our military budget is 10 times that of russia. However do
by roody15 6y ago
The F-35 makes me wonder if US military superiority is as great as it appears on paper.
For example our military budget is 10 times that of russia. However does 1$ russia spends vs 1$ the US spends on equipment equate?
Think it may be very likely that Russia (and China) are getting more bang for their buck and the gap between forces isn’t quite as extreme.
No question the US has the most powerful military in the world and it’s Navy presence is unmatched. However moving forward is this sustainable ? Russia and China catching up?
- randomopining 6y agoYeah that's the BS that I don't buy from the pacifists... "we spend 10x Russia!!" But yeah, Russia has a nuke deterrent and could use that to force a land war in Europe at the same time that China launches an attack on Taiwan and North Korea launches an attack on South Korea and Iran attacks Saudi Arabia. How could the US military respond effectively to all of those at once? Each of those countries wants to carve out their sphere of influence. Once a short term victory is in the pocket for each of them, there is diplomatic negotiations to end fighting and then the new facts on the ground materialize and now 1/2+ the world is under autocrats again.
- YinLuck- 6y agoLet's assume your worst case scenario -- China attacks Taiwan, North Korea attacks South Korea, and Iran attacks Saudi Arabia. None of that would require or even warrant an American response. Both morally and practically. It would just leave the USA in a stronger position when all those factions lose some of their military capacity in those conflicts.