When was the last time the US fought a peer rather than bullied around an underdeveloped opponent? Who knows how our equipment and doctrine would hold up against a similarly capable adversary.

Our war games don't seem to paint a very rosy picture, and we barely have any manufacturing capability left.

Sink a carrier or two and what are we left with? Nukes, long range bombers, airbases... could we even mobilize enough to defend and hold Europe if the reds invade?