[ansel12]

Russia isn’t anywhere close to being equal to the United States and the other 27 NATO countries and our non-NATO supportive allies.

[Navy Patriot]

Russia isn’t anywhere close to being equal (in military strength) to the United States and the other 27 NATO countries and our non-NATO supportive allies.

That is true, however Russia is still capable of turning the United States and Western Europe in to a nuclear wasteland with less than half their arsenal.