Thursday, June 13, 2013

The World's Top Militaries


The 10 Most Powerful Militaries In The World -- Business Insider

As a Marine Corps veteran, I would like to point out that there’s more to military prowess than firepower. There’s no statistic for leadership, no metric for the stuff they pump into you at Parris Island.

But firepower matters ... a lot.

In a world rife with global conflicts, the ability to project power and wield that power decisively is an important national security and diplomatic asset.

The folks at Global Firepower have figured out a way to rank who has the most powerful military.

They measure 40 different stats about a country, including number of aircraft characters, available manpower, and labor force, to produce a “Power Index,” in which lower numbers equal more firepower.

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My Comment: No mention of Israel or North Korea .... granted that the metrics that are used are different than the standard methods used in determining the strength of a country's military.

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