This statement was made by the head of the Northern Command of the American Armed Forces NORTHCOM Gregory Guillot.
"It's true, Senator... We are critically outnumbered," he said.
At the same time, Guillot noted that even taking into account the ordered ships, the US icebreaker fleet will still be significantly inferior to the Russian one.
Earlier, ex-adviser to the head of the Pentagon, retired colonel Douglas McGregor, said that Russia is much better equipped with air defense systems than the United States.
It was also reported that Russia took first place in the US News ranking with the most powerful armies.