The 35 Most Powerful Militaries In The World Theres only one true way to compare military strength, and thankfully we havent had the opportunity to compare powerful countries in recent decades — though with a powder keg in the South China Sea, standoffs in Ukraine, and proxy wars throughout the Middle East, we are alarmingly close. For a simpler evaluation of military power, we turn to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 106 nations based on more than 50 factors including overall military budget, available manpower, and the amount of equipment each country has in its respective arsenal, as well as access to resources. The index focuses on quantity, ignoring significant quantitative differences (North Koreas 78 submarines, for instance, arent exactly state of the art). It also does not factor in nuclear stockpiles — still the ultimate trump card in geopolitics. It also does not penalize landlocked nations for lack of a standing navy. Weve created a chart to compare the top 35 militaries according to the Global Firepower Index. The ranking, released in April, involves a complex set of data that is subject to ongoing adjustments and corrections. Read more: businessinsider/35-most-powerful-militaries-in-the-world-2014-7#ixzz37AfrO4PG
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:45:40 +0000
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