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there's only been one, post world wars. ussr/russia has always been a wannabe--with nukes.
Yeah, OP doesn't mention who the 2 superpowers are. Leaves us to draw our own conclusions as to who they are, and currently only one nation has any real ability to project power wherever they need it. So, other than the USA, who is a superpower?
I think it's pretty clear that US doesn't have any real ability to project power wherever they need it. US is very clearly overstretched in Ukraine and the Middle East already, and it's only going to get worse from here. US lacks the industrial base needed for high intensity conflicts, and existing stocks of essential things like artillery shells have been depleted over the past two years.
Then we don't actually have any superpowers. Because if the US isn't one, none of the other countries who think they are, would even come close.
Edit: about the artillery shells, we donβt know how many they actually have.
China is the biggest trading partner for the majority of the world, and it's an industrial juggernaut. That's what an actual superpower looks like. Meanwhile, we know that US has been running around pulling artillery shells from South Korea and Israel last year, and that the entire US production capacity for shells is far below the rate of fire in Ukraine. These are basic facts openly acknowledged by US officials. If US can't even produce basic shit like artillery shells, it's not capable of engaging in any serious conflict.
And their nuke aresnal was found to have water in the fuel tanks.
Not a superpower move.
Edit: I forgot ask lemmy was on .ml and people kinda have rose tint glasses when they view authoritarian regimes on this instance.