– US weapon systems are performing poorly on the battlefield in Ukraine for a number of reasons including difficulty in sustaining and repairing them, as well as the narrowing gap between US and Russian military capabilities;
– US military industrial output is incapable of keeping up with Russian or Chinese military industrial output;
– The US is provoking and attempting to sustain wars thousands of kilometers from its own shores, straining its capability to maintain let alone prevail in these conflicts;
– A conflict with China will involve challenges many times greater than those the US is unable to overcome amid its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine;
– The US can avoid catastrophe by pivoting toward a more rational and sustainable foreign policy within the framework of a multipolar world and by respecting the primacy of the nation state rather than trying to establish the primacy of itself over all other nations;
References:
NEO – Does the Fate of US Arms in Ukraine Create Pause for Thought Ahead War with China?
https://journal-neo.su/2024/03/12/does-the-fate-of-us-arms-in-ukraine-create-pause-for-thought-ahead-war-with-china/
Newsweek – Russia Destroys 3 Abrams Tanks, 3 HIMARS and 8 Bradleys in 10 Days: Moscow (March 7, 2024):
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-abrams-tanks-himars-bradley-fighting-vehicles-avdiivka-1876809
CNN – US officials say damage to Patriot missile defense system was minimal following Russian attack near Kyiv (May 2023):
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/16/politics/patriot-missile-damage-ukraine/index.html
Forbes – A Russian Drone Spotted A Ukrainian Patriot Air-Defense Crew Convoying Near The Front Line. Soon, A Russian Hypersonic Missile Streaked Down. (March 9, 2024):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/03/09/a-russian-drone-spotted-a-ukrainian-patriot-air-defense-crew-convoying-near-the-front-line-soon-a-russian-hypersonic-missile-streaked-down/?sh=4442a8843514
Business Insider – Ukraine is getting older US Abrams tanks, but Russia’s Soviet-era tanks still won’t be a match for them in battle (March 2023):
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-older-us-abrams-tanks-history-defeating-russia-soviet-armor-2023-3
Haaretz – Hezbollah Anti-tank Fire Causing Most IDF Casualties in Lebanon (August 2006):
https://www.haaretz.com/2006-08-06/ty-article/hezbollah-anti-tank-fire-causing-most-idf-casualties-in-lebanon/0000017f-dbc4-d856-a37f-ffc41fc50000
New York Times – Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One. (September 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map-front-line.html
New York Times – Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 2023):
US Department of Defense Inspector General – Press Release: Evaluation of Sustainment Strategies for the Patriot Air Defense Systems Transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (DODIG-2024-056) and Evaluation of the DoD’s Sustainment Plan for Bradley, Stryker, and Abrams Armored Weapon Systems (February 20, 2024):
https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3681630/press-release-evaluation-of-sustainment-strategies-for-the-patriot-air-defense/
Air and Space Forces Magazine – WORLD: Indo-Pacific: DOD’s New China Report Details CCP’s Growing Military Arsenal (November 2023):
WORLD: Indo-Pacific: DOD’s New China Report Details CCP’s Growing Military Arsenal
Reuters – What is most significant in the Pentagon’s China military report? (October 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/what-is-most-significant-pentagons-china-military-report-2023-10-21/
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