Russia would easily prevail in conventional war in Europe: Analyst
In the event of any conventional war in Europe, Russia would easily prevail because it has the upper hand in the state of military in comparison with the United States, says an American scholar.
“The Russian military would prevail at any conventional war in Europe with ease,” said James Henry Fetzer, who is a retired professor in Madison, Wisconsin.
“The state of the Russian military is overwhelmingly more advanced than that of the American military,” he added.
The analyst made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Wednesday when asked to comment on a statement made by retired Adm. Timothy Keating, who suggested that the US Navy needs about 350 ships to meet the global demands. The Navy has currently 273 deployable battle force ships.
At a conference hosted by Powell Tate, a public relations agency that represents US shipbuilders, Keating said, “As our Navy gets a little bit smaller, we’re facing increasing challenges for funding to get a smaller number of ships to a larger number of ports to demonstrate our readiness and partnership and our presence to all those countries in the Indo-Pacific region.”
According to the retired admiral, "the Navy also needs another six submarines.”
Fetzer, however, said, “This should not be taken as anything other than a commercial for this public relations agency represents US shipbuilders.”
“The admiral, who is retired, appears to be a consultant to this public relations forum that represents to shipbuilders,” he added.
“This is really bizarre because they are talking about a vast expansion, 50 to 75 more ships than the current level and it’s really the sort of issue that is involved in long term planning,” Fetzer noted.
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