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the only country among the five permanent members of the un security council that cannot build an aircraft carrier, its strength makes the united states wary: it can destroy the us mainland 10 times. perhaps at this point, many soldiers have guessed that this country is actually russia.

although russia is one of the five permanent members of the un security council and has strong military capabilities, it has always lagged behind in the construction of aircraft carriers.

currently, russia only has one aircraft carrier left over from the soviet era, the kuznetsov, which has been in service for more than 20 years and is in poor condition, with repeated malfunctions. compared with the other five permanent members, russia's difficulties in building aircraft carriers stem from many reasons.

economic difficulties and the high cost of building aircraft carriers

building an aircraft carrier requires a very high capital investment, especially the design, construction, maintenance and operation costs of a modern aircraft carrier are very huge. it is estimated that building a new aircraft carrier may cost billions of dollars.

however, russia's economic situation has been poor since the collapse of the soviet union, especially in recent years due to western economic sanctions and low oil prices, russia's fiscal budget has been stretched. military spending is mainly used to maintain existing military forces, especially in the fields of nuclear arsenal and strategic missiles, and aircraft carrier projects are often postponed due to limited resources.