That seems like the commonly held belief, but is it really the case? 1st world countries are well stocked, have know-how, have a lot of people (and a lot of ed

That seems like the commonly held belief, but is it really the case? 1st world countries are well stocked, have know-how, have a lot of people (and a lot of educated people). I'm inclined to believe they'd recover faster and with better results (i.e. no anarchy, no descent into dictatorship, good QoL) than third world countries. Worst case, they'll be invading poorer countries, sadly.