And if you looked at the state of our Military in 1938, we would have been easy pickings then.
But you saw how quickly we ramped up, and Russia could certainly do the same.
Ramp up with what?
The skilled workers for Sukhoi and Mig and other Soviet equipment makers have moved on long ago, there simply weren't enough orders for the stuff.
3rd world countries that have to settle for ex-Soviet equipment buy it 3rd, 4th or 5th hand.
And for that matter could we still ramp up with the shrinking military shipyards and factories that we've been dealing with for over 20 years?
Their workers have moved on too.