Sentence:  Suppose , he says , that the tables were turned , and we were in the Soviets ' position : `` There would be more than 2000 modern Soviet fighters , all <WSD>better</WSD> than ours , stationed at 250 bases in Mexico and the Caribbean . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another