Brian Berletic
Mar 30, 2024
- 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/doe... Newsweek - Russia Destroys 3 Abrams Tanks, 3 HIMARS and 8 Bradleys in 10 Days: Moscow (March 7, 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukrai... 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/po... 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... 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/ukrai... Haaretz - Hezbollah Anti-tank Fire Causing Most IDF Casualties in Lebanon (August 2006): https://www.haaretz.com/2006-08-06/ty... New York Times - Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One. (September 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... New York Times - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us... 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-Spotligh... Air and Space Forces Magazine - WORLD: Indo-Pacific: DOD’s New China Report Details CCP’s Growing Military Arsenal (November 2023): https://www.airandspaceforces.com/art... Reuters - What is most significant in the Pentagon's China military report? (October 2023): https://www.reuters.com/world/what-is...
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