"Preposterous alarmist nonsense, worthy only of something like the daily wail!" Whilst I'd generally take a similar view on Daily fail journalism, I suspect the report is indicative of what is to come. The country that has more fats jets than China and Russia combined, cannot afford to replace them. The balance of economic power in this world is shifting remoselessly East. The Petro-Dollar is under threat as the BRICS nations by-pass the old greenback and settle business via alternative routes. Note how we jumped in with the new AIIB and were initially castigated by Uncle Sam, but he has had to go to China with his cap in hand, after major European economies also recognised the new reality. Empires wane and new ones take their place, it has always been thus.