miltiades wrote:Interesting figures but where do you get them from, give us a link.
All of us "commentators" have to rely to an extend on information searched, none of us is in a position to accurately assess a nations military strength , we rely on a number of sources, I gave mine now give yours.
Milti,
the figures are from global Firepower. Just go to your link and hit the Defence Expenditure tab.
It's a bit more complex than that as well. Capability is measured in terms of the hardware each country has. Some people think it boils down to the numbers, but that is not the case. Unless you plan to invade, you do not need a million troops to defend yourself or hit at an occupying army like Turkey.
It does not boil down to how many aircraft or tanks you possess either. The country with multi faceted capabilities, even in limited numbers, is the country that has the greater strategic reach and can hit hardest.
It's about being able to fuel your fighters airborne, AWACS Command and Control, Electronic Countermeasures, having the ability to strike cities, ships and sink them. Having the ability to mobilize and position submarines, aircraft carriers and launching your aircraft to bomb airports, bridges, roads, military installations and wreaking panic across your enemies cities and and civilian populations, and crippling their infrastructure and means to wage a war.
It also hinges on your ability to fund the war and your ability to build new equipment, and manufacture missiles, bombs and even bullets.
That is where a country with 58,000 regulars can bring down a country like Turkey, North Korea and so forth.
