International security

China And Russia Combined Are Stronger Than The U.S.

China, Russia and the U.S. are the top three conventionally military powerful countries in the world out of 126 countries, according to the Global Firepower (GFP) database.At the same time, China, Russia and the U.S. are the world’s leading arms exporters, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The GFP ranking is based on counting the total amount of weapons a country has, its reliance on natural resources, the state of the country’s economy, military budget, geography and more than 50 other factors. It must also be noted that land-locked countries don’t get less points for not having a standing navy, while countries with naval forces get less points if they don’t pay enough attention to their naval capabilities.