How Long Will It Take Russia to Rebuild Its Military?
Interesting look at the financial considerations.
Below is an article looking at stockpiles and production rates; it’s from a Russian site, but people I know with good sources say this guy is a good source:
For Russia, six months of war have led not only to colossal irreplaceable losses in manpower, but also to a huge waste of weapons and military equipment: guided missiles are already very scarce, shells for artillery and armored vehicles will be exhausted by the end of the year, and the state of...
theins.ru
TL;DR seems to be that Russia will be HELPLESS - effectively DISARMED militarily by the end of the year…and that makes me wonder what Xi is thinking. A China-India alliance could sweep through - or bypass entirely - SE Asia, through the ‘Stans, and come up behind Erdogan; might even garrote Iran on the way past - all that oil, all those minerals, a Mediterranean port. On the horizon : Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia - maybe even Japan…depends on how bogged down & spent they think *WE* are right then, I guess.
Not saying it’s *LIKELY*, mind - just conceivable