That's what I was thinking. Yes, the US isn't invulnerable, but it is strong.
Also, a lot of these scenarios depend on a Russian or Chinese offensive, when we all know the US would likely strike first. We've seen this with Israel before. The attacker gets the first strike, which is especially valuable for the air force. Planes are hard to replace, so if you wipe them out before they get off the ground, they probably won't recover until well after the end of the war.
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Good instinct. We always gotta be closing those strategic "gaps".
That's what I was thinking. Yes, the US isn't invulnerable, but it is strong.
Also, a lot of these scenarios depend on a Russian or Chinese offensive, when we all know the US would likely strike first. We've seen this with Israel before. The attacker gets the first strike, which is especially valuable for the air force. Planes are hard to replace, so if you wipe them out before they get off the ground, they probably won't recover until well after the end of the war.
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-117-the-always-lagging-us-war-machine