Rank the Top 10 Most Powerful Countries

[Gooding]

North Korea lol North Korea isnt even a regional power.

So, what's North Korea been up to? http://www.nknews.org/

[BeerBaron]

Lest we forget, of course, that not only does North Korea have nukes that they seem eager to deploy, Iran is also working on a nuclear program despite sanctions and before somebody comes in with a remark about how " weak" Russia is, let's just say that Vladimir Putin is having his way three ways to Sunday in his own little sphere of influence. I stand by my opinions. Great Britain has powerful allies and she's no slouch, herself. North Korea may " not even be a regional power," but apparently she has China guarding her back.

Building a nuke doesnt make a nation powerful, loads of nations that dont have nukes have demonstrated the ability to quickly build and deploy accurate nuclear warheads.....Japan for example.

So lets look at N. Koreas attributes.
-shit house economy
-moderate population
-crumbling infrastructure
-massive corruption
-controlled communication
-obsolete military, large in man power doesnt make something strong, especially if people want to eat in north korea they join the military

its certainly not an african "country" but in the top 10 most powerful, please

as for nations "watching their backs" because of north korea, sure, nutters un nerve people. the malnourished starving homeless person un nerves people as well, and hes got a knife. is he dangerous, could be, on a small scale. is he powerful, absolutely not.

but north korea, just like the homeless guy, tends to stfu when someone puts a dollar in their soup can.

[Gooding]

Building a nuke doesnt make a nation powerful, loads of nations that dont have nukes have demonstrated the ability to quickly build and deploy accurate nuclear warheads.....Japan for example.

So lets look at N. Koreas attributes.
-shit house economy
-moderate population
-crumbling infrastructure
-massive corruption
-controlled communication
-obsolete military, large in man power doesnt make something strong, especially if people want to eat in north korea they join the military

its certainly not an african "country" but in the top 10 most powerful, please

as for nations "watching their backs" because of north korea, sure, nutters un nerve people. the malnourished starving homeless person un nerves people as well, and hes got a knife. is he dangerous, could be, on a small scale. is he powerful, absolutely not.

but north korea, just like the homeless guy, tends to stfu when someone puts a dollar in their soup can.

Granted that North Korea is a poor state with a terrible infrastructure, massive corruption and an outdated military. I'll grant that the leadership is insane, as well. Do I still say that North Korea qualifies as the Top Five? Take away Russia as a potential source of support ( China, too, although I'm not sure how cozy China and Korea are these days), take away all of that and I'll agree that North Korea is just an insignificant backwater with a loudmouth yapping like an impotent Chihuahua. I'll also mock Obama for his efforts to appease the North Koreans. As uncertain as things are these days and with an understanding of history ( Hitler looked pretty impotent too, in his early days, just like Germany looked like a beaten joke), I would say it's not a good idea to underestimate any threat to the West, because there are millions of people out there drooling to see the West fall in a mushroom cloud.

[Buchan]

How would you rank the current top 10 most powerful countries in the world? Taking into account all measure of power from military to economic to industrial to scientific to the ability to mobilize resources? Here is my ranking.

1. USA
2. China
3. Russia
4. Japan
5. India
6. Germany
7. Brazil
8. UK
9. France
10. South Korea

The most important facet of power other than military capability is influence, something that many of the rising economic powers do not possess currently.

Is measuring and comparing the ability to wage war even meaningful in the modern world? Equidistant nuclear warfare negates advantages in manpower and deployment capability. It also makes the prospect of unrestrained war between developed powers unthinkable.

[Odin]

[Acquisit0r]

1) USA
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2) a few wannabe's like China, Russia, UK..

[Marinus]

#1 USA is top on all accounts, soft power(media, pop ""culture"", diplomacy), military power, economic power. It is declining.

#2 China/Russia, outside of their spheres of influence they don't have that much influence but as a block they're very powerful, this is mostly China by itself TBH but Russia has the largest stock pile of nukes in the world. Not that they'll nuke anyone but Mutually Assured Destruction is something to think about.

#3 Germany, as long as the EU does not implode/Japan it's military is the size of France's AND Britain's militaries COMBINED very well equipped also, lacks nukes though.

#4 India, it's a counter balance to China, if push comes to shove the US and NATO will aid it against China. Also has a respectable nuclear arsenal, alright military.

#4 Britain, has the most soft power in the world after America, world class military which has been cut rather thin at the moment BUT is highly mobile and the only one in the EU capable of deploying a significant fighting force overseas (by itself), rich, highly advanced but smallish nuclear arsenal, most bases around the world after the US, if it still had executive power over the Empir.... I mean Commonwealth then it would be #2, well a boy can only dream.

#4 France, it'sthe Reic... ahem.. the EU's sole nuclear power (Brexit means Brexit!)

#5 Pakistan, it's India's natural counter balance, China might help it against India, it also has some pull in the eastern-middle east, the US uses Pakistan for their supply lines in Afghanistan. Also has a respectable nuclear arsenal, has muslim support across the world.

[Odin]

[Slavic Italian]

1. USA
2. China
3. UK
4. Germany
5. Russia
6. France
7. India
8. Israel
9. Iran
10. Japan

Look for France and Germany to rise. The USA to fall. UK and Russia will remain about the same. China will rise as well. Saudi Arabia will make the list in another ten years.

[Kess]

1- USA
2- CHINA
3- RUSSIA
4- UK
5- INDIA
6- FRANCE
7- BRAZIL
8- JAPAN
9 -GERMANY
10- TURKEY

Japan and germany ranked at the bottom because they don't have fully independent armies since end of ww2