Which is most powerful military of the world?
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Russians and Chinese will have plenty of courage but the $ and science will not be available to develop the level of technology that the US spends so much money on.  And when push comes to shove courage displays itself in any military.  Thus you are left with the US.
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Russia, China, Iraq, Iran,maybe Pakistan, & North Korea. Mostely communist countries
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The United States by far.   Presently the USA has troops in 156 nations.  It has bombed 42 nations, and has been in constant war since 1787.
191914
America - having biggest Airforce in the world\nRussia - Having biggest Naval force in the world\nChina- Having biggest military force in the world.\nComparing the world the list comes as below\n1. America and Russia\n2. China and India\n3. England.\nIndia shares next to china holding large military in the world. Not even America or Russia comes near to Indian force in Military.(human count)
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The United States, hands down.  China's zillion man army is drafted, so they are not motivated or highly trained.  The U.S. has the most advanced weapons and the brightest military minds in the world.
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I would say the Mongols.  C'mon, an empire that could subjugate Russia for years...that's amazing.\nOf course, you might also say the Soviet Empire of late, terrified many around the world with the thought not just of wiping out cities, but perhaps entire continents, pretty scary.
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Depends on how you define powerful\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_active_troops\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
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Yes, the UK is generally considered to have the second strongest defence forces in the West. Their navy is much stronger and has been for centuries, their army was the second biggest contributor to both Gulf Wars and their air force is superior. The UK ranks 3rd on muilitary expenditure behind the US and China, 2nd on military projection capability behind the US and 2nd on military science adnd technology.
191141
Most... United States of America...\n\nLeast... China...
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Russia is a has been. China has the biggest army, far from the best.
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You know the answers are making me laugh lol. Jesus man. Where these people are heading to. Dream on. Next thing is that we see Afghanistan on the best Special forces. Kazakhstan .. Venezuela hahahahahah\n\nI would go with either the SAS, based on the Iranian embassy hostage rescue, or the Israeli special forces, based on the Entebbe raid.\n\nThis is a very tough question to ask however It depends on context.. \nFor damage/ability-to-man ratio, I'd go with the SBS definitely. \nThe only problem is that they are around 350 in numbers, and as such, don't have that large a capability (though, all 350 are very rarely needed/deployed) in terms of number of active operational theaters. \nFor overall ability/whatever you want to measure it by, I'd definitely throw it to the Spetsnaz, if some of the things I've read about their training is true, they are damn good. They also are probably the largest, at 10,000+ men.
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USA is very powerful!
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Military can easily become the most powerful body in a lesser developed nation. This is because there are no proper checks and balances, there may not be proper laws and even if these things are present the military can still take over using their superior organisation and advanced weapons and aircrafts. \n\nFrom that point a dictatorship starts in the country. As in any dictatorship the dictator can do almost anything. He can do whatever he wants. Sometimes he can even mislead the public and swing their support in his favour. He uses media to promote himself and restrict opponents. This makes it very difficult for political opponents. They can't pass their messages to the public. All opposition rallies and meetings are restricted. They cant even fight with the dictator coz they do not have the weaponry the military has. The only chance the country then has to get out of this hole is foreign help. A bigger country can help that nation overthrow that leader through their power.
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its russia, it;s surpassed the u.s in weapons sales. the russian weapons are the best in the world.
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Serbia.. No doubt about that. Serbia is the most powerful country in the Balkans.
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IT SEEMS ITS A TIE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA, AS THE MANPOWER IS TOO MUCH HERE, THESE TWO COUNTRIES ARE UTILISING THEIR GREATEST DISADVANTAGE (OVER POPULATION) TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. \nMANPOWER AND TECHNOLOGY WISE THESE COUNTRIES ARE RIGHT ON TOP NOW,\nWELL BUT STILL TIME WILL TELL , WE CANT PREDICT ANYTHING EXACTLY
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The question was not the "largest"... the asker's question was "strongest".\n\nBy this I can only assume they mean "most devastating in its capability" or "most effective when engaged" and that they do not mean "the military that can lift the most weight".\n\nAnswer: The United States of America has the 'strongest' military. Here's why:\n- Firepower: The U.S. possseses and controls the largest amount of destructive explosives on the planet. Bullets, dynamite, gunpowder, C-4, fuel bombs, napalm and nuclear, just to name a few types.\n- Weapons delivery: The U.S. has the most accurate, well maintained, highe-tech, widely deployed and well-run firepower delivery system on Earth. Gun barrel accuracy, naval, air, land delivery systems - all highly maintained to very stringent standards.\n- Intelligence: Despite all the joke we could make about this word and the military, the fact remains that no country has the technical and human intelligence and intelligence processing capabilities as the U.S. The NSA alone has a budget bigger than India's gross national product in 2004. Satellites, command and control, phone, internet, private internets, video communications, data encrpyion, data de-cryption, diversified Human spy assets, global corporate data, data mining, etc., etc., etc.\n- Money: no military in the world is as well funded, consistently well funded, as the U.S. Military is.\n\nIf this is the best answer, please vote it the best answer. Thanks!