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=====Military=====

=====Military=====

The [[NATO war in Ukraine]] exposed the weakness of the U.S. and European military industrial base.<ref>[https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare The Return of Industrial Warfare, Alex Vershinin, [[RUSI]], 17 June 2022. rusi.org</ref> 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>  

The [[NATO war in Ukraine]] exposed the weakness of the U.S. and European military industrial base.<ref>[https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare The Return of Industrial Warfare, Alex Vershinin, [[RUSI]], 17 June 2022. rusi.org</ref> The United States and NATO have lost their ability to produce essential ammunition and armored vehicles required to sustain combat.<ref>[Europe Is Pledging Ukraine Weapons It Can’t Make], By Max Hastings, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', July 13, 2023,</ref><ref>[NATO Allies Would Run Out of Ammo Within Days of War With Russia: Report], By Jon Jackson, ''[[Newsweek]]'', Feb 13, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ammunition-manufacturing-ukraine-west-officials-2023-9 Russian manufacturers are making up to 7 times as much ammunition as Western arms makers, Estonian defense official says], Erin Snodgrass, ''Business Insider'', Sep 13, 2023.</ref> 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>  

======Nuclear doctrine======

======Nuclear doctrine======