The [[NATO war in Ukraine]] exposed the weakness of the U.S. and European military industrial base. The United States and NATO have lost their ability to produce essential ammunition and armored vehicles required to sustain combat. While the United States has the most expensive military in the world, it is totally unprepared to fight a peer-to-peer first world power.<ref>[The US is not Ready for a Peer to Peer Fight in Europe], By Keith Nightingale. ''Small Wars Journal'', February 15, 2023.</ref> The U.S. is no longer the industrial behemoth that churned out tanks, planes, aircraft carriers, destroyers and bombs in the Second World War.<ref>[https://sonar21.com/americas-delusional-military-fantasy/ AMERICA’S DELUSIONAL MILITARY FANTASY, by Larry Johnson, 24 February 2023.<ref>