In the modern digital age, countries all over the world are catching up at incredible speeds. One thing the US has is a moat on existing prebuilt technologies and supply chain lines, i.e. military equipment and gas but new technology threatens that at any time.
For example, look at the frivolous spending of the US on it's superior military budget and its belief it is the strongest military in the world. Meanwhile there are a growing number of people highly concerned that in a modern war with drones and technology, the expensive US technology would be quickly overwhelmed and defeated by cheaper technology that were not accounted for in the last few decades i.e. UAVs + AI.
For example, look at the frivolous spending of the US on it's superior military budget and its belief it is the strongest military in the world. Meanwhile there are a growing number of people highly concerned that in a modern war with drones and technology, the expensive US technology would be quickly overwhelmed and defeated by cheaper technology that were not accounted for in the last few decades i.e. UAVs + AI.