> It's a strange comparison. Russia's industry is fighting for all they're worth, and Russia is still buying equipment from Iran and North Korea. In Western pr

> It's a strange comparison. Russia's industry is fighting for all they're worth, and Russia is still buying equipment from Iran and North Korea. In Western propaganda, that's portrayed as a desperate move, but I don't think it is. The only reason the US isn't buying equipment for Ukraine from Iran and North Korea is geopolitics. North Korea has a shit-ton of Soviet-compatible artillery shells stockpiled, which have suddenly become extremely valuable. Russia would be foolishly playing with one hand tied behind it's back if it didn't take advantage of that available resource. > The US and EU are barely even showing up. The US is just kicking down whatever old hardware Congress will allow them to, and paying for replacements. There are looong lead times on many of those replacements. The US's production is insufficient, so it is being forced to do things like buying (export restricted) artillery shells from South Korea to free up US-made stockpiles to supply Ukraine. I see a lot of indications that the US/NATO would quickly run out of missiles in a hot war just like Russia has.