Russian economy is only 1/7 of USA economy but Chi
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Russias claim to fame is its nuclear forces-which Putin never lets anybody forget- a holdover from the old soviet union
Chinas military tech comes from usa and russia-
china has been at war w the usa for decades-since Maos feudal economy ended 1979 chinas possessed ccp purpose has been to annihilate the usa /west -and the usa china trade imbalance has paid for chinas military build up-showing how short sighted the usa/west is in this ideological warfare future strength
militarily china is not yet any match despite their brazen aggressiveness -they could not take taiwan if biden honored his promise to defend taiwan -just imagine how aggressive they will be when they approach military parity- they are building multiple aircraft carriers under camouflage cover
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remember it took the usa from 1879-when it became the top eco power to 1942 when it became the top military/industrial power- 63 years -(china now top industrial power)- china wants to do it in maybe a decade due to stealing trillions in usa military tech and blackmailing usa officials etc
russia spends over 11% of budget on military-which is not necessary for their self defense
trump was trying to get NATO countries=of whom the original nato countries usa rebuilt after ww2 -to spend 2% of GDP on military- as per sources no Eurpean country spends over 2.5% on military except possibly greece- relying on the usa to do the vast majority of the work -which hurts usa - because the military multiplier is ony c 2.2 whereas the civilian multiplier is ca 3.3
https://www.newsweek.com/shocking-lessons-us-...on-1683625
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https://statisticstimes.com/economy/projected...anking.php