A Wargame 15 Years Ago Tested a War With Russia and China at Once. ‘It Didn’t Go Well’ For the US Military and the Iran War Proves It Today

A Wargame 15 Years Ago Tested a War With Russia and China at Once. ‘It Didn’t Go Well’ For the US Military and the Iran War Proves It Today

Retired US Navy Admiral Mark Montgomery took part in a study fifteen years ago that analysed a simultaneous two-front war against Russia and China. His summary of the outcome was four words: "It didn't go well." The exercise found the United States lacked the stockpiles and industrial capacity to sustain parallel major conflicts, and allies could not cover the shortfall.