World Powers in 2030? a shift in the balance of power continues

g2mil.com ^ | Summer 2005 | Carlton Meyer

[Paul_Denton]

And we spend over 400 billion dollar a year on the military which larger than EU, China, Japan, Russia, India, and many other countries combined. That is one more additional reason we are the only superpower in the world.

Good point. Just one Carrier Battlegroup has more firepower than the entire Chinese "Navy." Just one Boomer has more nukes than China's entire arsenal.

[DM1]

"#2 European Union "
LOL my God that is funny!
this alone invalidates anything this article lends itself to.

[jveritas]

Exactly. Our tendency to extremely overrate our enemies is just incredible.

[Wudan Master]

re my post # 117

In my list of the good things going for the US, ie brain power, natural resources, good political system, educated workforce, I left out:

excellent first-class infrastructure ( the great number of great airports, ports, highways, rail),

large number of superb universities with the world's best Hi-Tech R&D