Iran in top 8 strongest military powers (according to a reputable think tank)

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Originally Posted by Since-1918

Hmmm, then you must have missed the last 30 august parade.

it's gonna be a sick aircraft. I can't wait to see those aircrafts getting inducted. The only problem is the unit fly away & operating costs, which I think would be too prohibitive for most countries.

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[SNSDlvr]

I think it should be true but UK and Spain and Canada are forgotten...

[A1Kaid]

Originally Posted by Mardonius

i just knew from the title alone that this was a international relations thread.

unrealiable list.

Iran and pakistan more powerful then the UK/ INDIA??? seriously???? The royal navy is one of the most formidable fighting machines on earth. India has a blue water navy. Both have fairly large and modern air forces, and a decent sized nucler arsenal. WTF does pakistan/iran have to counter that?

Also, Has history not proven that india consistently rapes pakistan in wars?
The military gap has only widened in recent years.

Thats just one example, i could get into many more, but it be a waste of time.

I think germark is right, they probably just put a formula in like: Pakistan has 3000 tanks! UK only has 2900 tanks! Pakistan is more powerful then the UK!!!

The royal navy is one of the most formidable fighting machines on earth.

That may not be true for very long. I recently learned of big budget cuts in the UK military directly impacting the Royal Navy.
Due to the economic trouble in UK they've reduced funding for the Royal Navy. I've also learned, and this was also reported by CNN that the Royal Navy has shrunk in size, it now has less sailors and ships as it did 20-30 years ago...

I don't have the exact numbers right at this moment when I get some time and if I can get the exact numbers of sailors and ships the RN now has compared to past decades I will show you...

The Royal Navy is facing choppy waters these days... (pun intended)

Also, Has history not proven that india consistently rapes pakistan in wars?
The military gap has only widened in recent years.

You must be kidding right? 1947 Pakistan liberated 1/3 of Kashmir. 1965 Pakistan destroyed over 90-100 IAF jets. Also defeated the Indian 1st armored tank division (which at the time was considered India's best fighting division and unit) outside the city of Sialkot. You should read up about the battle that took place in 1965 at the IB, heavy casualties for the Indian side...besides most neutral sources consider 1947 and '65 wars a stalemate so your assertion "consistently rapes" is nonsense.

Considering India is 4 times larger geographically and multiple times bigger population wise and GDP wise, the Pakistan military still manages to successfully defend Pakistan and fight back the Indian military.

[Intrn'l_relations101]

Since the 70's.. its actually the nuclear weapons that are deterring serious confrontation between the two, although pakistan got its own in the ate 90s.

Another factor too: Pakistan had Bangladesh on its side first, then it got China to balance India, then by the late 70s, it got the US on its side.

[Hammad1]

Of course everyone says that our country is best because everyone loves our country a lot

[the crocodile]

Originally Posted by Intrn'l_relations101

http://www.strategypage.com/fyeo/howtomakewar/armies/e.asp

Here is the ranking of the most powerful armies of the world according to the Total Combat Power coefficient given for each country:

USA (2488)
China (827)
Israel (617)
India (564)
Russia (369)
ROK (289)
PRK (274)
UK (259)
Turkey (240)
Pakistan (235)
Iran (204)
Germany (190)
Taiwan (155)
Japan (150)
Vietnam (150)
Egypt (149)
France (147)
Italy (102)


(COMBAT POWER LAND is the total combat capability of the nation's armed forces except for their navies. Combat value is modified by geographical, climate and political factors. The value given here is a combination of the quantity and quality of manpower, equipment and weapons. This raw combat value is then multiplied by the force multiplier to combat value shown in this column.) __________________ __________________

I went to that link but I couldn't find any ranking for world armies, I went to the middle east section and that's what I found

http://www.strategypage.com/fyeo/how...s/armies/m.asp

PS: not trying to make a point here, just wanted you to check your sources again..