The "Bussines Insider" published a rating of military power of the world. There are surprises
The top three world rankings are estimated Bussines insider, as follows:
The first place is occupied by the United States of America with the "active part of the army" of 1,43 million people. US defense spending - $ 612,5 billion. Number tanks - 8325, funds aviation - 13683, nuclear warheads - 7506, aircraft carriers - 10, submarines of various classes - 72.
The second place is from the Russian Federation. The publication reports that Russia has 766 thousands of personnel of the Armed Forces, 15000 tanks (the first figure in the world), 3082 aircraft, 8484 nuclear warheads (first place in the world), 1 aircraft carrier, 63 submarines. The budget of the Russian army - 76,6 billion.
In third place Bussines Insider puts the PLA (Chinese Army). When the number of 2,285 million soldiers and officers in the army of China spends 126 billion dollars. The number of tanks - 9150, aircraft - 2788, aircraft carriers - 1, nuclear warheads - 250, submarines - 69.
If we evaluate the top three according to the presented indicators (and if we believe these indicators), then the US has the lead in the number of aircraft carriers, aviation assets and costs. China has the leadership in the size of the army, in Russia - in the tanks and the number of nuclear warheads.
Reporting about the Israeli army, Bussines Insider writes about the presence of 80-200 nuclear warheads, although Israel continues to position itself as a country that does not have its own nuclear potential. Israel’s army was put by experts at 11.
On the 21 site ranking is the army of Ukraine. In the ranking it is higher than the armies of Saudi Arabia, Iran, the Netherlands, Sweden, Algeria and Mexico ...
According to the publication Bussines Insider, Kiev has 160 thousand (!) Military personnel, more than 4 thousand tanks, 400 airplanes and helicopters, and one submarine. Perhaps the only thing you can definitely agree with in this case is the number of submarines ...
But a lot of surprises indicated number of submarines from North Korea. Their already 78. More than Germany, France, Britain, India, South Korea and Turkey combined ... According to the statements of the rating, according to this indicator, North Korea is generally in first place in the world. Is that so?
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