most of the XX held in wars.By the beginning of the new millennium, the world has undergone major geopolitical changes that ended the Cold War, the Soviet Union collapsed, and behind him, and the world socialist system.It would seem that the passions around the issue of global leadership would have to be reduced, and the arms race, if not stop, at least slow down.This, unfortunately, has not occurred.
Economics and army
War - the continuation of the policy in an environment where diplomatic norms no longer apply.And Attache and plenipotentiary representatives feel much more confident if the coat-tails of their coats veiled threatening silhouettes of aircraft carriers, tanks, strategic bombers and intercontinental missiles.
What army in the world is stronger?By what criteria can be determined?According to the amount of the defense budget, the number of military personnel, the availability of modern weapons or information saturation?For example, it is worth considering the four most important in the world of the Army: American, Israeli, Chinese and Russian.They differ in the principles of integration, and the number and size of consumed resources, representing a unique model of the armed forces.
US Army
defeat of the command-administrative system in the production and distribution of material goods of life has caused a certain euphoria in the camp of the victors.Followed immediately concluded that if economically stronger countries of the free market, even in the military sense superiority indisputably as the assertion that the most powerful army in the world - the US.
The size of the US military budget - a world leader.The annual volume of used funds the Pentagon is an astronomical sum approaching seven hundred billion dollars.This money is enough for it to five types of forces (Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and the actual army itself) is constantly received the most amazing weapons ahead of their time and are fantastic at the technical level.At least that's what the situation is, if you believe the media (of course, the US).In practice, things are not so rosy.After an impressive win over Hussein and Iraq "beating indicative" list of Yugoslavia military victories somehow ebbed.In other words, none of the targets set by the government and the president, the US armed forces were not able to perform.Afghanistan, Libya and Syria effectively controlled by armed groups, which are called illegal.The most powerful army in the world is powerless in opposing international terrorism.Instead, the notorious "precision strikes" it harms the civilian population, which causes an increase in resistance.It should be borne in mind that it is the solution of local problems was a priority for the Pentagon since 1991.
US Army issues
Over the past two decades, reduced the level of training of personnel.Americans do not want to serve in the armed forces, they are not satisfied with the salary and the risk to soldiers.The most powerful army in the world today, in large part completed newcomers, foreigners who are ready to put on the form for the prospect of obtaining citizenship.Bet on technical superiority affected the physical training of US troops.
Nevertheless, the US military remains strong, and in the zone of its responsibility to continue to include the entire globe (understand their mission heads the Pentagon).US Navy - the largest in the world (almost 2 400 units), nuclear capacity is about the same as in Russia (about 2 thousand. Warheads), and staff has nearly half a million people.Abroad, contains numerous military bases.
With regard to the latest models of military equipment, it seems, there are also successful, and those who do not deserve such a laudatory epithets.MIC is interested in large orders, which dictates the requirements for weapons.They must have, firstly, high, and second, look impressive, and thirdly, simply must be expensive.That's what Americans can learn from any country, as is the ability to provide their soldiers with everything necessary - from food and medicine to clothing and toilet paper.In matters of supply US Army - the best army in the world.
Chinese folk
By tradition established back in the hot 1927 by Mao Zedong, the Chinese army is called the People's Liberation.She really led the fighting against the Japanese invaders.The issue resolved itself after the successful Soviet offensive.
1950-1953 PLA trying to get rid of the capitalists and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, but it failed.Yet there have been unsuccessful attack on the USSR (Island Damanskii, 1969) and Vietnam (1979).Yes, even the monks from Tibet were released.Currently, foreign policy issues that require military solutions, China does not have, except, perhaps, semi-recognized Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands, but these issues have long passed into the category of diplomatic.
Chinese assets
military glory banners PLA is not enveloped.However, that does not stop talking about it, if not the most powerful army in the world, then certainly, at least, is the force with which to reckon neighboring countries.The military budget - one hundred billion (in terms of US dollars).Nuclear capacity is approximately equal to the French.By the number of soldiers and officers of the Chinese army does not know is (almost 2.3 million).There are militias (12 million people.).Artillery - 25 thousand. Guns.Aviation is three-quarters of the fighter planes, which indirectly points to the defensive nature of the military doctrine.In the event of an attack on China's mobilization reserve is estimated at 300 million "bayonets".We can assume that the aggression against China, no one would dare.This country has the strongest army in the world in numbers.
Tsahal
Israel - a small country.There are, of course, the state and smaller, but they do not have to fight so much.Hostile environment repeatedly sought not only harm Israel, and destroy it.The situation in the present conditions is exacerbated by short distances and, consequently, low flight time of delivery vehicles ammunition.Tsahal, of course, is not the strongest army in the world, the country is simply not enough economic potential and population in order to compete with China, the US and Russia on the strength and number of weapons, but the very existence of the Jewish state more eloquently than any statistics showshigh efficiency of its defense system.
Jewish "chips»
In order to defeat a numerically superior enemy need special methods and techniques.To those in the Middle East event include:
- Maximum possible military training of the population.Serve in the IDF and the men and women (unmarried).
- Powerful intelligence network.Intelligence agencies, chief among which is the Mossad, the country's leaders give detailed information on the potential risks and promptly put him aware of the problems encountered.
- The best possible samples of military equipment, both imported and produced in the country.
- ideological preparation, expressed in the education of young people the desire to protect their homeland.
- unique organizational and management structure of the armed forces.
There is reason to assume that, even with its small size, Tsahal today - the best army in the world.This refers to the ability to quickly solve tasks necessary to maintain the viability of the State of Israel.
Russia's armed forces after the collapse of the Soviet Union
After the collapse of the Soviet Union for the former Soviet military fell on hard times.Soldiers and officers of the Union, who knew since childhood that the most powerful army in the world - ours, have experienced in 1991 a real shock.The media strongly and clearly explained that the Afghan war was fought in vain, Czechoslovak events of 1968 crime, war with Finland the Soviet Union lost, and the sanctity of the Victory a big question.The moral crisis is accompanied by a material.Salaries for the Russian military in a raging natural market seemed a mockery.The first Chechen campaign has revealed a number of system defects.Location of the Russian army in the world already could not be attributed to the lead.It seemed that the complete collapse of the armed forces is inevitable, and after him the disintegration of a federal state into separate principalities.But ...
Russian Army today
crisis was overcome.The country's leadership was able to maintain the defense capability of the foundation - the nuclear shield that protects from direct military pressure from the outside.
However, there are new threats in the form of numerous local conflicts.At a modest military budget in the $ 56 billion (in constant prices) for the use of resources Russia has surpassed all of its possible rivals.Soldiers receive decent salaries and socially reserved.A systematic modernization of the material.Even unfriendly towards the Russian analysts have to admit that today the Russian army - the strongest in the world, at least in the circle circumscribed for her problems.As criteria for such a high assessment are indicators such as mobility, communications, coordination of actions, good logistics and high morale of the personnel.Local conflicts of recent years, which was attended by the Russian military, confirm the opinion of experts.
Unfortunately, the army gains experience in the wars.The country is a long time in peace, often ceases to appreciate his defenders.But there is another important aspect to this issue.Even the most battle-worthy army in the world would be powerless if it posed the problem of crime and not in the national interest.The successes of the Russian armed forces demonstrate that with this we have everything in order.
