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![]() I don't think NATO forces could have withstood a Soviet invasion of West Germany without using tactical nuclear strikes.. |
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Actually I think there's more danger of nukes being set off today by terrorists or a 'rogue' state than ever there was during the Cold War. |
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i have read an interesting book (the name is HOW TO MAKE WAR, byJames F. Dunnigan) it shows how militaries of the world match up and who has the best one based on quality(training,equipment,experience,etc.) and quantity. The countries were then assigned a numeric grade on military strength(this was written in 2003)and here is a list of the top guns
USA-2,488pts China-827pts Israel-617pts Russia-369pts South Korea-289pts North Korea-274pts UK-259pts Turkey-240pts Pakistan-235pts i dont mean to say anything bad about Britian(they did make the list after all) it is just they have the quality just not the quantity.... and when it comes to Marines and Army you guys are good..... but i believe the USA is the best..... we just have better training and equipment.... but i guess that is why we are allies ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() another interesting thing(a little off topic) is how much power russia still has even after the Cold War |
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As for the training remark I would seriously have to disagree. I don't mean this maliciously, but the American soldiers are not held in high regard over here. It's not their fault, the American mentality seems to be that they can win a conflict by throwing more man power and money at it than the enemy can. This is reflected in the style and level of training that Americans recieve. As was quoted before, they can't "think outside the box" (I hate that phrase, it's too much like management jargon). A British soldier however HAS to be able to, as they have to be capable of many jobs without relying on a specialist unit to do it for them. I don't mean to offend anyone by highlighting the following, but if you look at the recent conflicts we have fought together the differences become apparent. In Afghanistan four Brittish SBS soldiers were awarded the highest American decoration for rescuing a company of rangers who were pinned down by the taliban. I'm not sure of the exact details of this, such as the lay of the ground etc. but four British special forces soldiers rescuing a company of American special forces is a big deal no matter how you look at it. Looking at Iraq, how much trouble have you heard of in Basra when compare to the American AoR? (I am aware that the Americen AoR is considerably bigger) Also the American's reputation for friendly fire is apalling, even with their gucci FFI equipment. I really don't mean to sound aggressive or like I'm gloating, it's not the soldier's fault, it's the mentality of their forces which is left over from the cold war era. Quote:
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there are many of really well trained and equipped guys but the US just have the money to hav lots of them. OK maybe Im a bit patriotic, but i think that our army is as good trained as the US...... and we proved that in not few manouvers... |
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Rank Country Number of warheads 1 Russia 28,240 2 United States 12,070 3 France 510 4 China 425 5 United Kingdom 400 6 Israel uncertain 7 India uncertain 8 Pakistan uncertain |
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