Usa Vs Russia

The world’s two strongest military powers, Russia and the United States, are locked in an increasingly hostile and dangerous relationship. The clash is rooted in profound differences in strategic outlooks. Capitalist America has little in common with the authoritarian state that was once the Soviet Union, and many Americans are skeptical of any effort by Moscow to exert influence abroad.

Both countries are redeploying and modernizing their conventional forces. And despite the fact that Russia ranks behind the United States in overall military power, it has maintained, and even modernized, its own nuclear “triad,” including intercontinental ballistic missiles, long-range attack aircraft, and a fleet of submarines.

In addition to these conventional capabilities, the United States maintains a global network of elite commands from its army, navy, and marine corps – and has special operations units that excel in intelligence, reconnaissance, hostage rescue and recovery, and countering weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. The United States has 65,800 personnel in its special operation forces.

After the Soviets invaded Ukraine in 2014, many experts expected Russia to pull back from its expansion. But instead, it has become a more centralized and authoritarian state under Vladimir Putin that competes for influence globally. And while it is weaker than the United States both economically and militarily, it has the ability to destabilize Western interests around the world. As a result, Washington and Moscow have different ideas about what a productive relationship would look like.