A few decades of non-competitiveness in the defense industry. Hollowing out of American industry. Black projects and secretive bullshit. Graft and Corruption from civilian contractors. Graft and Corruption from the Officers Corps. Pentagon Brass being more concerned about landing sweetheart deals to ensure a cushy low effort retirement Job. The Russians also have a shitload of Soviet Inventory stockpiled. Including shit that while it isn’t cutting edge anymore certainly isn’t outdated.

Meanwhile we’ve sold, decommissioned, or scrapped large parts of our stockpiles. The Russians didn’t. They still have shit from WW1 stored away in Warehouses

A few decades of non-competitiveness in the defense industry. Hollowing out of American industry. Black projects and secretive bullshit. Graft and Corruption from civilian contractors. Graft and Corruption from the Officers Corps. Pentagon Brass being more concerned about landing sweetheart deals to ensure a cushy low effort retirement Job. The Russians also have a shitload of Soviet Inventory stockpiled. Including shit that while it isn’t cutting edge anymore certainly isn’t outdated.

Meanwhile we’ve sold, decommissioned, or scrapped large parts of our stockpiles.