Monday, October 5, 2015

U.S. vs. Russia: What a war would look like between the world's most fearsome militaries

U.S. vs. Russia: What a war would look like between the world's most fearsome militaries:



Russia's increasingly aggressive posture has sparked a sweeping review among U.S. defense strategists of America's military policies and contingency plans in the event of a conflict with the former Soviet state. Indeed, the Pentagon's senior leaders are asking questions that have been set aside for more than 20 years:

  • How much are the Russians truly capable of?
  • Where precisely might a conflict with Russia occur?
  • What would a war with Russia look like today?


Make no mistake: Experts agree that the U.S. military's globe-spanning force would clobber the Russian military in any toe-to-toe conventional fight. But modern wars are not toe-to-toe conventional fights; geography, politics and terrain inevitably give one side an advantage.

Today, the U.S. spends nearly 10 times more than Russia on national defense. The U.S. operates 10 aircraft carriers; Russia has just one. And the U.S. military maintains a broad technological edge and a vastly superior ability to project power around the world.