MOSCOW, Mar 7 The United States is not prepared for conflict with superpowers such as Russia and China, wrote The Wall Street Journal columnist Michael Gordon.
«Five years ago, after decades of fighting insurgency in the Middle East and Central Asia, the US began a new era of superpower rivalry with China and Russia. Washington is not yet ready, and there are serious obstacles in the way,» the article says.
As the observer noted, the United States has mainly relied on air superiority during the wars in Iraq and strategy won't work.
«
«When the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington hosted a war game simulating a Chinese naval attack on Taiwan last year, the US ran out of long-range anti-ship cruise missiles within a week,» he said. and journalist.
According to the article, the United States is far behind China and Russia in terms of the production of missiles, ammunition, and submarines. In addition, fewer Americans are joining the US military, and the conflict in Ukraine is draining more and more resources needed to strengthen and develop the military.
Despite billions of dollars invested in the development of the latest weapons systems , which, according to the Pentagon, will give America an advantage in the event of a confrontation with China over Taiwan, they will not be ready until the 2030s, and there are fears that Beijing will take advantage of this, the observer concluded.
>