Russia after Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of between 300 and 100k soldiers, renewed focus has been placed on the strength of the power mad autocrat's army.And with whispers of an imminent WW3 becoming more audible, countries are looking at the strength, or lack of strength, of their own defences."I'm not bluffing," was Putin's stark warning as he spoke of his country's nuclear capabilities, and nuclear willingness.READ MORE: Putin lookalike warned 'to grow moustache and not leave home' — but risks life to workBut the 2022 military strength ranking has revealed just before his "special operation" kicked off in late February that Putin's army is only the second strongest in the world.
According to the list, the data is constructed from “over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation’s PowerIndex score with categories ranging from military might and financials to logistical capability and geography.”The US have been listed in first place with a power index score of 0.0453, which is no surprise seeing as they have a huge defence budget of of $700 billion as of 2020, reports HITC.comRussia has been given a score of 0.0501 and is thought to have around 900,000 active military personnel.China’s military force has an estimated 2 million active military personnel and is recognised for its manpower.
They came in at third place.Britain lagged behind India and France, with the United Kingdom being ranked in 8th place on the list.Brazil just about made the top ten, while Ukraine failed to even reach the top 20 countries, with a ranking of 22nd place.According to the list by Glover Firepower, the perfect index score is 0.0000.
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