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However, I'm thinking of those militaries which have technology/hardware comparable to our own. The British and French military industries build good, modern stuff.

Oh, you mean like how Iraq bought all that good modern stuff in the 1980s?

Hint: it doesn't matter what they can buy. It matters what they can actually use in a war.

The Russians and Chinese have decent air and ADA technology and nuke capacity.

Of the three statements in that sentence, only the last is true.

There are a number of ways to prevent air superiority.

Using nukes is not a viable option, unless Russia or China are really, really intent on committing national suicide. Yes, there are a number of ways to prevent air superiority exclusive of nukes--but there are a number of ways to defeat those measures, too.

BTW, the only plausible "China" scenario I see has us aligned with Russia, and my money's on the "Yangtze Station" scenario (we re-establish gunboat patrols on the Yangtze River to deal with the various local bandits and warlords).

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You aren't suggesting that the EU, Russia, and China could be as easily overcome as was Iraq are you?