Neither is the US.....
‘US military rated as ‘weak,’ may not be able to win one war, as tensions grow with China, Russia’
https://nypost.com/2022/10/18/us-military-rated-as-weak-may-not-be-able-to-win-one-war-as-tensions-grow-with-china-russia/
‘Navy Approaching ‘Weak’ Rating in New U.S. Military Strength Survey’
https://news.usni.org/2021/10/21/navy-approaching-weak-rating-in-new-u-s-military-strength-survey
‘Yes, the U.S. Military Is Weak’
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/yes-the-us-military-weak
‘Ukraine War Shows the US Military Isn’t Ready for War With China’
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/ukraine-war-shows-the-us-military-isnt-ready-for-war-with-china/
‘Weapon System Sustainment:
Aircraft Mission Capable Goals Were Generally Not Met and Sustainment Costs Varied by Aircraft’
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106217
‘If you think the US is ready for a conventional war with Russia or China, think again’
https://sonar21.com/if-you-think-the-united-states-is-ready-for-a-conventional-war-with-russia-or-china-think-again/
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And can’t even produce quantities of 155 artillery shells so it has to go to South Korea to buy them, can only do about 1000 Javelins a year.......
“The US has given Ukraine nearly 1 million 155 mm artillery shells. Now it’s looking for US companies to build more of them.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-wants-to-build-artillery-shells-as-it-supplies-ukraine-2022-9
“The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war”
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-artillery-shells-rockets-missiles-war-russia-china/
‘US Ammunition Running Low for Ukraine, No Quick Fix for Shortage’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Vt7fmaGns
‘US Army exhausts its ability to supply ammunition to Ukraine’
https://www.archyde.com/us-army-exhausts-its-ability-to-supply-ammunition-to-ukraine/
‘The U.S. Military’s Growing Weakness’
https://archive.ph/noXSI
‘Pink Flamingo: The U.S. Military Will Pay for Its Munition Shortage’
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/pink-flamingo-us-military-will-pay-its-munition-shortage-205777
‘US is running low on some weapons and ammunition to transfer to Ukraine’
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/us-weapon-stocks-ukraine
Pentagon fails 5th annual audit in a row – what you should know
American Military News ^ | 11/18/22 | Ryan Morgan
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4110436/posts
Definitely issues for DeSantis (or whomever gets the GOP nod) in the 24 general election.