Most powerful military in the known world? (Today)

by **Wind in the Willows** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:16 am

I think the United States definitely hold that position at the moment, however as the economies of other countries (Russia, China and Germany) grows and the US's slowly declines, they will surpass the US in military power.

by **Soldati Senza Confini** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:53 am

Wind in the Willows wrote:I think the United States definitely hold that position at the moment, however as the economies of other countries (Russia, China and Germany) grows and the US's slowly declines, they will surpass the US in military power.

There's a reason why they are in the top position.

The military budget is ridiculously high. It's in fact more than the top 14 nations besides the U.S. combined.

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:04 am

BlazingAngel wrote:ya`ll should thank America

You can't even spell “y'all” right.

You should be ashamed of yourself. You certainly don't have any right to call yourself a Southerner.

by **Arkinesia** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:05 am

BlazingAngel wrote:
United Kingdom of Kent wrote:Half the Western Hemisphere no way if that's true I'm scared.

try luanching at Cuba and that place will be off the map

The Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear device ever made, would be able to level Paris. That's about it.

by **Alexzanabbgggggg** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:21 am

China
Russia
USA
India
France
Germany
Turkey
Italy
UK
Japan

by **Monkeykind** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:12 pm

Alexzanabbgggggg wrote:China
Russia
USA
India
France
Germany
Turkey
Italy
UK
Japan

Right. There are loads of things wrong with this. I'll give you three.
A)The UK is the strongest European country(Not including Russia, which is mainly Asian).
B)Japan is not more powerful than South Korea.
C)The USA is not weaker than Russia or China(Military strength).

by **The Grand World Order** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:39 pm

Alexzanabbgggggg wrote:China
Russia
USA
India
France
Germany
Turkey
Italy
UK
Japan

China can't even fully mobilize its military. Literally, its military is too big for it to function at capacity. Even if they just mobilize -part- of their military, they don't have the means to deploy within the extremes of their own country, let alone overseas.

and Russia's military is actually pretty damn laughable right now, they just have some sexy missiles and that's pretty much it. Their military is said to be around 1.3 million strong, but the Audit Chamber revealed that the Russian military is roughly 700,000 strong in the face of the US's 1.36 million. That, and, while not as bad as China, they have the same issue of not being able to make significant deployments anywhere that doesn't immediately border Western Russia.

by **Gig em Aggies** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:40 pm

Monkeykind wrote:
Alexzanabbgggggg wrote:China
Russia
USA
India
France
Germany
Turkey
Italy
UK
Japan

Right. There are loads of things wrong with this. I'll give you three.
A)The UK is the strongest European country(Not including Russia, which is mainly Asian).
B)Japan is not more powerful than South Korea.
C)The USA is not weaker than Russia or China(Military strength).

This except one thing Russia shouldn't even be on here at all. After the Cold War Russia is kinda a back water place. And I think that's why Putin is doing to Ukraine, he's trying to rebuild the soviet empire to what it was before the iron curtain fell.

by **The Grand World Order** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:50 pm

Gig em Aggies wrote:This except one thing Russia shouldn't even be on here at all. After the Cold War Russia is kinda a back water place. And I think that's why Putin is doing to Ukraine, he's trying to rebuild the soviet empire to what it was before the iron curtain fell.

really, it's just an enlarged Pakistan, just not -as- capable.

by **Soviet Russia Republic** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:49 pm

The Grand World Order wrote:and Russia's military is actually pretty damn laughable right now, they just have some sexy missiles and that's pretty much it. Their military is said to be around 1.3 million strong, but the Audit Chamber revealed that the Russian military is roughly 700,000 strong in the face of the US's 1.36 million. That, and, while not as bad as China, they have the same issue of not being able to make significant deployments anywhere that doesn't immediately border Western Russia.

To say the Russian military is "laughable" and only has "sexy" missile (although it indeed as "sexy" missiles) is a pretty damn good show of ignorance on this matter. Of course Russia isn't the superpower it once was, but it is very far from being laughable. It's capabilities have also been greatly increased over the years, Russia is no longer the dead horse it was in the 1990s. Russia is now the third highest defense spender, is undergoing a 600 billion US dollar rearmament program, increasingly seeing military reforms pay off. Force projection of Russia is improving as well, including once again heading towards a world wide development of it's naval forces..which is seeing a impressive number of new ships being built unseen since Soviet times.

by **OMGeverynameistaken** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:07 pm

Monkeykind wrote:(Not including Russia, which is mainly Asian).

Stop right there, criminal scum.

Russia is 2/3 Asian geographically, but 3/4 of the country's population lives in Europe. Moscow alone accounts for almost 1/10th of the country's population.

by **Monkeykind** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:11 pm

OMGeverynameistaken wrote:
Monkeykind wrote:(Not including Russia, which is mainly Asian).

Stop right there, criminal scum.

Russia is 2/3 Asian geographically, but 3/4 of the country's population lives in Europe. Moscow alone accounts for almost 1/10th of the country's population.

Yes, I meant geographically, not population wise.

by **Divair2** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:13 pm

The Third Nova Terra of Scrin wrote:
Darwinish Brentsylvania wrote:
Sorta. But it can be decided via statistics.

Never. Military power is never decided via statistics but rather the capacity of a nation to project its force.

Which are measured using statistics.

by **Lemanrussland** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:21 pm

Darwinish Brentsylvania wrote:
The Third Nova Terra of Scrin wrote:Military power is not determined by the numbers nor by equipment. This poll is useless. It all comes down by several factors.
Sorta. But it can be decided via statistics.

Statistics are not very helpful, most of the time. Counting numbers of tanks, planes and so on ignores numerous factors which determine military performance.

If you used this simple methodology to predict which military would win in each campaign or battle, you'd be wrong in many historical cases.

by **The United World Empire** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:27 pm

1. USA
2. China
3. India
4. Russia
5. UK
6. Germany
7. France
8. Japan
9. South Korea
10. Israel
11. Turkey
12. Egypt
13. Pakistan
14. Taiwan
15. Canada

by **The Union of American Russia and Canada** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:31 pm

1. USA
2. India
3. Russia
4. China
5. UK
6. France
7. Germany
8. Turkey
9. South Korea
10. Japan
11. Taiwan
12. Israel
13. Pakistan
14. Poland
15. Egypt

by **Gyrenaica** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:34 pm

The United World Empire wrote:1. USA
2. China
3. India
4. Russia
5. UK
6. Germany
7. France
8. Japan
9. South Korea
10. Israel
11. Turkey
12. Egypt
13. Pakistan
14. Taiwan
15. Canada

The Union of American Russia and Canada wrote:1. Una
2. India
3. Russia
4. China
5. UK
6. France
7. Germany
8. Turkey
9. South Korea
10. Japan
11. Taiwan
12. Israel
13. Pakistan
14. Poland
15. Egypt

These last 2 are so funny.

by **Monkeykind** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:34 pm

The Union of American Russia and Canada wrote:1. Una
2. India
3. Russia
4. China
5. UK
6. France
7. Germany
8. Turkey
9. South Korea
10. Japan
11. Taiwan
12. Israel
13. Pakistan
14. Poland
15. Egypt

What's the UNA?

by **Limborg** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:47 pm

=More based on tactics in cobination with numbers/equipment/technology ect.=

1. Russia
2. China
3. France
4. India
5. Germany
6. Turkey
7. Japan
8. Brazil
9. UK
10. USA
11. Vietnam
12. Iran
13. Switzerland
14. Israel
15. Pakistan

Anyhow, its still a guess... It depends on so many factors that its hard to prove wich one would be the most "powerful".

by **Marcurix** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:48 pm

Limborg wrote:=More based on tactics in cobination with numbers/equipment/technology ect.=

1. Russia
2. China
3. France
4. India
5. Germany
6. Turkey
7. Japan
8. Brazil
9. UK
10. USA
11. Vietnam
12. Iran
13. Switzerland
14. Israel
15. Pakistan

I'm sorry, but what? Seriously?

by **Curbsylvania** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:52 pm

As a stab in the dark, could be wrong about everything except number one

1. USA
2. Russia
3. India
4. England
5. China
6. Germany
7. France
8. South Korea
9. Israel
10. Australia
11. Poland
12. Turkey
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Czech Republic
15. Sweden

by **Greater Mongol Empire** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:53 pm

1. India
2. USA
3. China
4. UK
5. France
6. Russia
7. Germany
8. Israel
9. Japan
10. Turkey
11. South Korea
12. Taiwan
13. Pakistan
14. Egypt
15. Canada

Just my view. If y'all wondering where Brazil is, it's 17th place behind Italy.

by **Greater Mongol Empire** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:54 pm

Curbsylvania wrote:As a stab in the dark, could be wrong about everything except number one

1. USA
2. Russia
3. India
4. England
5. China
6. Germany
7. France
8. South Korea
9. Israel
10. Australia
11. Poland
12. Turkey
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Czech Republic
15. Sweden

Kind of see where you are coming from.

by **Curbsylvania** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:54 pm

Limborg wrote:=More based on tactics in cobination with numbers/equipment/technology ect.=

1. Russia
2. China
3. France
4. India
5. Germany
6. Turkey
7. Japan
8. Brazil
9. UK
10. USA
11. Vietnam
12. Iran
13. Switzerland
14. Israel
15. Pakistan

Anyhow, its still a guess... It depends on so many factors that its hard to prove wich one would be the most "powerful".

I don't to be rude, but.... what?

by **The New Lowlands** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:55 pm

Greater Mongol Empire wrote:1. India
2. USA
3. China
4. UK
5. France
6. Russia
7. Germany
8. Israel
9. Japan
10. Turkey
11. South Korea
12. Taiwan
13. Pakistan
14. Egypt
15. Canada

Just my view. If y'all wondering where Brazil is, it's 17th place behind Italy.

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