Which would be the 5 most powerful militaries in the world?

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
I didn't think Russia still had a good military?


If I had to guess I'd guess

1. USA
2. N. Korea
3. China
4. India
5. Global Terror Network

Russia still has assloads of conventional, nuclear, and chemical weapons laying around from the Soviet days.

 

[Zombie]

North Korea won't win without chinese support. It is nothing more than a Chinese vessel state.

oh and does military might equals the number of nukes country has ?? I think those 2 are mutually exclusive. Military might means the ability to win a war without using nukes.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

what about the Transformers?????

 

[Psycho18]

Since U.S.A. is #1, nobody can beat us

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: Psycho14
Since U.S.A. is #1, nobody can beat us

there are more than 5 countries who have the nuclear power to blow up the planet
(france is part of them)

 

[dangereuxjeux]

No Japan. Definitely not the five most powerful. Economics is what Japan has going for it....

EU? The European Union is definitely not fighting as a single army, so disregard that one.

I believe China has the largest air force in the world, as well as the largest army (1.7 million). U.S. is, I believe, actually 6th (475,000) in terms of pure size of its "army", behind (in order), China, India, NK, SK, and Pakistan. UK only has 105,000. That said, it's quality that matters, but it depends on what type of conflict you plan on fighting which would be strongest. Also, the advancement and power of air force and navy upset this numerical advantage in the armies. France, Germany are the other two European powers that deserve consideration.

Fighting on their turf, you wouldn't want to mess with China or India. In terms of their ability to bring the fight elsewhere (except for their immediate neighbors, esp. in the case of India - Pakistan and their ongoing disputes), they lack behind more technically advanced European powers.

So... (excepting nuclear weapons... they make everything else moot, basically, and assuming the fight was on neutral ground, therefore no local advantage, and also assuming this is symmetrical warfare)...

I'd guess:
1. US
2. UK
3. France
4. (tie) China
Germany
6. India

No Russia... how far we've come. BTW, I'm by no means an expert, just a a casual interest in military history and technology, so go ahead and correct me if I'm mistaken.

 

[Kev]

It actually goes more like this:

1. US
2. China
3. India
4. North Korea
5. UK
6. Everyone else in a tie except France
7. My 12 year old sister's soccer team
8. Me with a slingshot and a baseball bat
9. My dog
10. France

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: oniq
What about Canada?! !!?! !?!

Yeah, that's one vicious looking tank. They could do some damage with that.

/obligatory

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: Kev
It actually goes more like this:

1. US
2. China
3. India
4. North Korea
5. UK
6. Everyone else in a tie except France
7. My 12 year old sister's soccer team
8. Me with a slingshot and a baseball bat
9. My dog
10. France

you are a retard

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: damiano

Originally posted by: Psycho14
Since U.S.A. is #1, nobody can beat us

there are more than 5 countries who have the nuclear power to blow up the planet
(france is part of them)

And with second-strike capability nobody would win...we'd all lose. [/dramatic movie-esque line]

1. U.S.
2. China
3. UK
4. Russia
5. A toss-up between India, Israel, & France

 

[snooker]

US
Russia
China
Iran
North Korea

 

[xXped0thugXx]

If your talking about Quality there are different fighting forces that are much better than the USA quality wise. Marines go to train around the world with other armys all the time. There is a fighting force in Africa that is supposed to be the best trained force in the world. Then you also have the British Marines, etc.

You also have armys in places like somalia that grew up fighting. Years of a civil war you get pretty skilled with weapons and markmanship yada yada, but in no means do they have an organized technologically advanced army. They however may be better fighters.


You also have the North Koreans who are threatning because of their known nuclear tech. Their army has more people than ours and are just as well trained. If we ever had to go in there we would get our asses handed to us IMO.


But thats just me and the rumors going around.


Just threw in some other tidbits, im not gonna rank because obviously its been done to anyones opinion in this thread.

 

[Dufman]

Originally posted by: snooker
US
Russia
China
Iran
North Korea

Iran? You sir, are on crack.

1. US
2. China
3. UK
4. Russia
5. North Korea

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.mail-archive.com/airheads-chat@micapeak.com/msg06580.html
or Fiscal Year 2003

1. United States - $466 billion*
2. Red China - $65 billion
3. Russia - $50 billion
4. France - $46.5 billion
5. Japan - $40.7 billion
6. Germany - $38.8 billion
7. England - $31.7 billion
8. Italy - $20.2 billion
9. Saudi Arabia - $18.3 billion
10. Brazil - $13.4 billion
11. South Korea - $12.8 billion
12. India - $12.8 billion
13. Iran - $9.7 billion
14. Australia - $9.3 billion
15. Israel - $9.0 billion
16. Spain - $8.6 billion
17. Taiwan - $8.0 billion
18. Turkey - $8.0 billion
19. Canada - $7.8 billion
20. Netherlands - $7.8 billion

* Discretionary spending only. This figure does not include fixed costs such as
service on military debt (interest), military pensions, veterans benefits, and other
entitlements, total additional estimated at $150-200 billion annually.

 

[dangereuxjeux]

definitely right, xXped0thugXx, the U.S. could not just waltz into most of these countries and win a straight-up, conventional, symmetric war. That's why in the age of "total war," (esp. WW2), success depended so much on economic mobilization. Now... it's pretty much too risky to bring that kind of total war to a country with nuclear weapons (esp. less stable countries who just might consider using them or ceding control to local commanders in the case of defeat).

 

[0roo0roo]

1 United States
2 Japan
3 France
4 United Kingdom
5 Germany
6 Italy
7 Saudi Arabia
8 Brazil
9 India
10 China

http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.a..._stateKey=tfa9_16222905_8XECCWCK_7027&id=7630

 

[Zombie]

Originally posted by: snooker
US
Russia
China
Iran
North Korea

bahahaha, Iran? Are you serious?

 

[Dufman]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

1 United States
2 Japan
3 France
4 United Kingdom
5 Germany
6 Italy
7 Saudi Arabia
8 Brazil
9 India
10 China

http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1983482221&AP_activityType=11&AP_urlId=7630&AP_continuePlay=true&AP_stateKey=tfa9_16222905_8XECCWCK_7027&id=7630

Edit:
now i see why you didnt link it.
my bad

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-military-spending-countries-map.html
United States 335.7
Japan 46.7
United Kingdom 36
France 33.6
China 31.1
Germany 27.7
Saudi Arabia 21.6
Italy 21.1
Iran 17.5
South Korea 13.5

 

[NeoV]

US
China
Russia
UK
NK

 

[cyclistca]

I'm sorry but Canada owns all. Nothing can beat out tank.

Long live the tank.

 

[DuffmanOhYeah]

USA
USA
USA
USA
Bill Gates

 

[DuffmanOhYeah]

Originally posted by: donlondon
israel should be in there some where?

HAHAHAHAHA

No.

 

[tnitsuj]

United States
United Kingdom
France
Japan
Germany
Israel
China
Russia
India

 

[bsmithy]

the UK SAS train the US Navy SEALS

says a lot