Russia

Then China

Then us

I'd imagine

Isn't Russia still using equipment from the late 80s early 90s

No

No @4SidedTriangle

Ill bring it up

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They are going through a massive modernization program @4SidedTriangle

They have some of the best equipment in the world

by equipment I mean tanks and planes not rifles and body armour

Most of it is brand-new

https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HJS-2019-Audit-of-Geopolitical-Capability-Report-web.pdf

Very surprised by that @Nathan James 123

Tanks, upgrades to their existing platforms

Check page 26

There is a thing with russia not alot of people realise

they have the same military budget as us give or take

but tout MANY MANY more tanks etc

which means their military is likely at a much lower readiness level

and/or maintenance level

that was a hug issue with russian sub in the Cold War

They started quiet but got loud due to poor maintenance

Ehh, this 'power' scale isn't very good

36 sorry

not 26

ah that makes sense

"This resulted in the “Composite Index of national Capability”,comprised of six key indicators – Population (PO), urban Population (uP), Iron and SteelProduction (ISP), Primary Energy Production (PEP), Military Expenditure (ME) and MilitaryPersonnel (MP)"

This accounts for power in long-term conflicts

Not short-term as most will be.

Long term are the ones that matter

They're not, because they're the least-likey to happen

Those are the "Change the direction of the planet" conflicts

The world wars.

Short term are typically anti terror

proxy wars etc

Of which, will result in nuclear conflict if they happened

no no @Joshu

If the US got into a fight with china it would not be short term

Short term is Russia invading the Baltics and taking them within 2-3 weeks.