The Russian Federation, sure. The USSR had things like the India-1 virus and the largest nuclear arsenal in the world from the Brezhnev era to its collapse. The Soviet Union, unlike the Cold War-era PRC *was* a superpower, no matter how present-day people try to erase that fact. The USSR fairly earned superpower status. It was always technologically inferior to the USA in some ways, but far superior in others. There's a reason the Kalashkinov is the most commonly distributed rifle today: Soviet weapons of death were superior to the Americans in utility.
The USA was only able to extend the war into Serbia due to retaining bases from the NATO-era alliance. If it had chosen to withdraw troops from Germany altogether the logistics would be vastly different.
And yes, China's never been the military juggernaut people assume it has. The Soviet Union was one. Forget that and a lot of its actions toward the USA and vice versa are rather different.
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Date: 18/11/10 21:52 (UTC)The USA was only able to extend the war into Serbia due to retaining bases from the NATO-era alliance. If it had chosen to withdraw troops from Germany altogether the logistics would be vastly different.
And yes, China's never been the military juggernaut people assume it has. The Soviet Union was one. Forget that and a lot of its actions toward the USA and vice versa are rather different.