US Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, March 24, 2017. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning
Business Insider: These are the 25 most powerful militaries in the world — and there's a clear winner
President Donald Trump has emphasized military might during his first year in office, but the US is not the only country seeking to expand its battlefield capacities. Between 2012 and 2016, more weapons were delivered than during any five-year period since 1990.
Arms sales indicate who is beefing up their armed forces, but head-to-head military comparisons are harder to come by. Global Firepower's 2017 Military Strength Ranking tries to fill that void by drawing on more than 50 factors to assign a Power Index score to 133 countries.
The ranking assesses the diversity of weapons held by each country and pays particular attention to the manpower available. The geography, logistical capacity, available natural resources, and the status of local industry are also taken into account.
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WNU Editor: No surprises in this list.
4 comments:
There are certain people at work that never screw up. They collect a pay check, but they never screw up.
They never do anything. Null set. Degenerate case.
They never to touch anything and never produce
The never do anything bad or good. Well it is bad to collect a paycheck and not be productive.
BH
Where is the Canadian military on the list Cabinetmaker?
I would put Israel much higher than they are, they are much better than most of the European ones.
Germany shouldn't even be in the list, 80% of their military only exists as inoperative equipment or unarmed manpower.
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