The us has a larger and more advanced military going into such a war and they have far greater manufacturing capabilities and a larger pool of citizenry they can enlist from, allowing them to easily keep their troops supplied in the majority of possible scenarios and quickly outstrip the russian military in numbers. Heres who would win if russia, china, and america went to. Russia and the united states have similarly matched military, even though when in comparison, russia spends less than 10% on its military forces. Russia has a massive army of 1,027,000 active and 20,000,000 reserves vs usa 1,456,862 active and 1,458,500 reserve. May 28, 2019 opinion russia unlikely to stay neutral if u. Russian interference in the 2016 united states elections. The nameplate warhead count is definitely not matched in modern, operable delivery systems but they could still cause serious, perhaps fatal damage to the us, and of course be destroyed themselves. United states usa vs russia and china who would win. Apr 04, 2019 the russogeorgian war showed that russias conventional military power mattered. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the eu. Aug 11, 2008 and if you think about it, the us is the only country in a long time to win an all out, two sided war.
Operation unthinkable was the name given to two related but unrealised plans by the western. In todays educational animated cartoon we compare the military forces of the usa and russia. One thing is certain, if russia did not have this military, she would have gone the way of iraq, libya, yugoslavia, and syria long ago. Until recently, the f15 was the worlds best aerial superiority fighter 104 kills vs 0 losses as of 2008. When we do intervene the soldier count would be smaller and we will have an easier time fighting russia and china. I dont mean read it in the sense that they have to know the sewage emitted by the vast army of putin trolls so they can counter it with the clear water of nato bromides. To which putin would add, and her air force, and her nuclear forces.
Chances are, even infantry from france, britain, or russia would have trouble pushing through the lines in these conditions. The eu has formed a counsel of high ranking military personnel from all the eu countries to make the decisions, and putin and the russian generals will make the decisions for russia. Other than that, the us might be able to invade russia with a military victory, but would lose politicaly. In 1960, the amount of warheads stored by americans exceeded 30,000. Russia has better training troops, but china has way more troops. The united states has 1,492,200 military personnel vs. According to research organization rand, should a major conflict arise in russia and chinas backyards, us forces. Chilling world war iii wargames show us forces crushed. Usa vs russia military power comparison who would win. Robert farley, a frequent contributor to the national interest, is author of the battleship book.
A man watches russian military jets performing on aug. British army would be comprehensively outgunned by russia says new report. In our games, when we fight russia and china, blue gets its. Mar 12, 2019 chilling world war iii wargames show us forces crushed by russia and china. The 2019 military world games, officially known as the 7th cism military world games and commonly known as wuhan 2019, was held from october 1827, 2019 in wuhan, hubei, china the 7th military world games was the first international military multisport event to be held in china and also it was the largest military sports event ever to be held in china, with nearly 10,000 athletes from. If russia started world war iii, heres how it would go down. A blog is a webpage that contains frequent entries called post. However, it is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the socalled cold war, usa managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads.
The main potential challengers are russia, china, india, various eu nations, japan, saudi arabia, brazil, south korea, turkey, australia, and canada the top 15 military spenders. Usa vs chinathe us would destroy the chinese navy, but cant invade china, so it is a draw. Russia fields a formidable military that could match the combined forces of nato and the us in a fight, at less than a tenth of the cost. To put it in better perspective, the us spends more on its military than the entire gdp of russia. In case of the usrussia relation, the russian royals were the richest family in the world for centuries, and when they were assassinated, their gold, silver and other valuables were transferred to the us and the uk, and a lot of tycoons and industry were created on it.
The us apparently gets its ass handed to it in war games. How long the us military would last in a war against the. Navy is still the undisputed champ across the world but it would take heavy losses if it fought china or russia at home. Everywhere else, long way from russian border usa has more chances but no. After the united states win we will have a depression from the lack of imports and exports to china. Oct 30, 2016 the united states has 1,492,200 military personnel vs. Dod is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units. We should also bear in mind that united states are also the only nation that ever used nuclear weapon in military conflict. But as a russian i would say most certainly usa will not win the. Can the us win a war against china and russia at the same time. Russia and the united states have taken divergent paths to military might. Aug 28, 2016 a nuclear war between russia and us is very likely. I am assuming nuclear weapons are used only as a last resort to prevent the total loss of one side. If the united states fights, then germany, france, poland and the united.
Russia would get troops from thier western borders. Chilling world war iii wargames show us forces crushed by. Nov 22, 2016 russia and the united states have similarly matched military, even though when in comparison, russia spends less than 10% on its military forces. Chilling world war iii wargames show us forces crushed by russia and china. Oct 11, 2016 the military experts write that, while not a weapon in the traditional sense, the us global alliance network would greatly enhance americas ability to wage war against russia. Aug 02, 2017 the united states can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither russia nor china would see much hope in the gamble. Has the us lost its military supremacy over russia. I believe the statistic is that if one added up all of the global military force factor, the us and its direct allies account for. A new study offers little evidence for its bold generalizations that the u. Us navy mass communication specialist 2nd class brian g.
Russia actually has a higher level of military personnel per capita, but the total number of 766,000 is significantly less than the united states. The military experts write that, while not a weapon in the traditional sense, the us global alliance network would greatly enhance americas ability to wage war against russia. Russia vs the united states who would win military comparison. The russogeorgian war showed that russias conventional military power mattered. Russia sent an army to georgia of equal size to georgias, which had been poorly trained by the usnato, and. Who would win in a hypothetical war between russia and the. The us certainly has a much larger armed forces to draw upon than russia, with nearly 1.
Feb 15, 2007 usa vs chinathe us would destroy the chinese navy, but cant invade china, so it is a draw. Over a week ago, valuewalk interviewed a retired russian army general and a military strategies and technologies expert, evgeni solovyov, who said that russia is clearly testing the west, particularly the united states. According to research organization rand, should a major conflict arise in. In most conventional scenarios, even the european allies alone would give nato a tremendous medium term advantage over the russians. Can the us win a war with china and russia combined answers. Who would win between russia and us in a world war. The soviet union is referred to as russia throughout the document. In recent years, china and russia have cooperated in a number of military exercises and. It is good for us to be aware how they fight, said evelyn farkas, deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia, in an interview with military times on sept. The us could lose a future war against russia or china, a new. Removing the nukes, the us would be the most likely to win. That being said russia is no push over my any means. But even if they did, the marines and 101st airborne division would be able to swoop in on helicopters and ospreys while the 82nd airborne division could drop thousands of reinforcements from planes to close any openings.
Us might lose war against china or russia, report to congress. The united states can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither russia nor china would see much hope in the gamble. Us helped europe to win against germany and simultaneously defeated japan. Putin likes to quote alexander iii who said russias only true allies are her army and navy. In case the united states and russia engage in nuclear confrontation, the us will be completely wiped off the face of the earth, editor of europesolidaire jeanpaul baquiast wrote russia and china stand better chances in a possible nuclear war against the us, which would mean complete destruction of the united states territory, the french journalist said. If a war broke out between the united states and china, the clash between two of the worlds most powerful militaries would be horrific. With only 8,800 active tanks in its possession, washington loses to both beijing, with its 9,150 tanks, and moscow, with its whopping 15,500 tanks. Russia might take parts of the baltics, but it would suffer heavily under nato airpower.
Jan 29, 2018 usa vs russia military power comparison who would win united states army vs russian army the armed forces of the russian federation russian. In a hypothetical war china and india would most likely stay neutral, but both have far deeper ties to the us then to russia. Usa vs russia military power comparison who would win united states army vs russian army the armed forces of the russian federation russian. They could do this due to having one of the most formidable military forces in the world, and they do stand at the helm of a very powerful military alliance. The united states has the most modern military in the world by. The us would never fight a conventional war with china or russia, but might support a country that did as with afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. The us dominates the air with far more bases, fighter jets and bombers than russia but russia is superior on the ground with more tanks, artillery and land vehicles. The us conducted a military exercise last week which simulated a. That means that two of the other most powerful countries.
Jun 20, 2019 the united states can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither russia nor china would see much hope in the gamble. Jan 31, 2015 the us certainly has a much larger armed forces to draw upon than russia, with nearly 1. If the united states fights, then germany, france, poland and the united kingdom will follow. Would the us really lose a war with china and russia. As of 2016, russia has 12 military bases outside of its border. But as a russian i would say most certainly usa will not win the conventional war on russias soil. For many years, china and russia were like two estranged communist relatives, but that is changing. Let us know in the comments who you think would win the in a fight between russia and the united states and which military comparison.
And if you think about it, the us is the only country in a long time to win an all out, two sided war. But it is still not clear which military supowerpower possesses the most. Russia vs the united states who would win military. But they also concede that it is very unlikely that the us will ever directly face off against russia as a war would almost. I know that our american friends like to think that their army the best. Russia as a whole is a bit of a joke these days, but it probably still is the second most powerful country in a strategic nuclear war.
Dec 18, 2018 a new study offers little evidence for its bold generalizations that the u. Oct 04, 2015 it is good for us to be aware how they fight, said evelyn farkas, deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia, in an interview with military times on sept. The us might very well lose a highend fight against a nearpeer threat like china or russia, two wargaming experts said thursday. He underscored that the russian military operation started in the most difficult period of time, when the syrian army was forced to fight the terrorists that flooded. Dont worry, the us would win a nuclear war with russia. If the united states delays implementing a new approach, it risks losing a war to china or. Us staged limited nuclear battle against russia in war game. Senior us defence experts have warned that relations between. If the united states delays implementing a new approach, it risks losing a war to china or russiaor backing down in a crisis because it. In terms of access to resources, factory capabilities, technology and current arsenal, the us has every advantage.
As russia entered the third year of its antiterrorist operation in syria, turkish political analyst musa ozugurlu told sputnik that the operation had prevented syria from disintegrating and saved the middle east from chaos. Nov 28, 2016 putin likes to quote alexander iii who said russia s only true allies are her army and navy. Jul 25, 2019 if a war broke out between the united states and china, the clash between two of the worlds most powerful militaries would be horrific. The us would probably win, along with any countries allied with it.
Russia sent an army to georgia of equal size to georgias. On 7 may 1992, boris yeltsin signed a presidential decree establishing the russian ministry of defence and placing all soviet armed forces troops on the. A visual comparison nuclear icbms of united states and russia past and present if it were just russia and the united states against each other one on one, with no strings attached, just all of usas military might against theirs, who would win in the end and why. In case of the us russia relation, the russian royals were the richest family in the world for centuries, and when they were assassinated, their gold, silver and other valuables were transferred to the us and the uk, and a lot of tycoons and industry were created on it. United states forces were relocating to the pacific for a planned invasion of.
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