Collapsing stretches of motorway, the New York Underground on the verge of flooding and a series of train derailments: this is the disturbing reality of the infrastructure of the world’s leading power. They are falling into disrepair. Every month, a spectacular accident makes the headlines. Lack of maintenance, privatisation: the political choices of the last few decades are taking their toll. Today, these rampant degradations threaten the omnipotence of the United States, but also the health and safety of Americans. President Joe Biden has released 1,200 billion dollars to launch a major renovation plan. But will it be enough?