Who would win in a war USA or Russia?

The USA also has an overwhelming advantage over Russia in terms of conventional forces. Russia still has incredible military might, even if it is not as large as NATO's, with more than a million active troops.
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Is Russia powerful in war?

The Russian Armed Forces possess the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, surpassing the arsenal of the United States. They operate the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines, and are one of only three militaries (alongside China and the United States) that operate strategic bombers.
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Has the US ever fought Russia in a war?

The American Expeditionary Force, Siberia (AEF in Siberia) was a formation of the United States Army involved in the Russian Civil War in Vladivostok, Russia, after the October Revolution, from 1918 to 1920. The force was part of the larger Allied North Russia intervention.
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Who defeated Russia in war?

Japan won a convincing victory over Russia, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
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Did the US ever lost a war?

US lost five major wars after 1945

However, the US was unable to get any significant victory in its wars abroad. America fought five major wars after 1945 including Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan in addition to some minor wars in Somalia, Yemen, and Libya.
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Russia vs United States - Who Would Win? Military Comparison



What if Japan invaded Russia?

Ironically, the battlefield results of a Japanese invasion of Siberia would have been relatively minor. The real action was a continent away, in Moscow. The Soviet Union could lose Vladivostok (even though much American Lend-Lease came through that port), but Moscow was a different matter.
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Which nation has the strongest military?

The United States

With military bases in many parts of the world, the US armed forces remain the most powerful of any on the globe.
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Who won ww2 USA or Russia?

VE Day 70th anniversary: We should never forget - the Soviets won World War II in Europe | The Independent | The Independent.
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Who has a better military US or Russia?

In short, Russia is ranked 2nd out of 140 in military strength while the US is ranked 1st. As per the army population, Russia has 142,320,790 soldiers while The US has 334,998,398 soldiers. The available manpower is 69,737,187 with Russia and 147,399,295 with the United States.
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How strong is the US military?

The U.S. Armed Forces are considered the world's most powerful military. The military budget of the United States was US$693 billion in 2019, the highest in the world. In 2018, that accounted for 36 percent of the world's defense expenditures.
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Did US invade Russia?

The United States actually did invade and occupy Russia during the end of World War I. An understanding of America's invasión and occupation of the Soviet Union in 1919 is important for two reasons.
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Are US and Russia allies?

Russia and the United States maintain one of the most important, critical and strategic foreign relations in the world. Both nations have shared interests in nuclear safety and security, nonproliferation, counterterrorism, and space exploration. Embassy of Russia, Washington, D.C.
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Could Germany have defeated the Soviet Union?

Thus, if Hitler had allowed his generals to capture Moscow first, the Germans likely have won the war. Due to Hitler's rosy predictions for a swift Soviet collapse and an end to the war in the East by December 1941, Germany failed to produce winter clothing for his invading troops.
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Did the US win ww1?

But in an important sense the Americans did win the war. By 1918 the Allied armies were tired and depleted; the Germans could reasonably have hoped for a negotiated peace that would give them parts of France and Belgium.
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Who really won ww1?

Who won World War I? The Allies won World War I after four years of combat and the deaths of some 8.5 million soldiers as a result of battle wounds or disease. Read more about the Treaty of Versailles. In many ways, the peace treaty that ended World War I set the stage for World War II.
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Would Germany have won ww2 if the US?

Even with everything noted above, Germany and its European partners could have still won the war were it not for Germany's declaration of war on the United States on December 11, 1941. It was really the only time Nazi Germany had actually declared war on an enemy, and it needed not to have happened.
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Who has the best Navy in the world?

United States Navy

With 347,042 active personnel, 101,583 ready reserve personnel, and 279,471 civilian employees, the US Navy is the strongest navy in the world. It owns 480 ships, 50,000 non-combat vehicles, 290 deployable combat vessels and 3,900 plus manned aircraft.
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Which army is best in world?

  • Russia. #1 in Strong military. #24 in Best Countries Overall. ...
  • United States. #2 in Strong military. #6 in Best Countries Overall. ...
  • China. #3 in Strong military. ...
  • Israel. #4 in Strong military. ...
  • South Korea. #5 in Strong military. ...
  • Turkey. #6 in Strong military. ...
  • Iraq. #7 in Strong military. ...
  • United Kingdom. #8 in Strong military.
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Does America have secret weapons?

The U.S. military already has several rudimentary anti-space weapons. The U.S. Navy, for instance, has the SM-3, a missile originally designed to shoot down incoming ballistic missile warheads. Ballistic missile warheads briefly travel the same general route as satellites in low-Earth orbit.
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How much land did Russia take from China?

Thus, by pure diplomacy and only a few thousand troops, the Russians took advantage of Chinese weakness and the strength of the other European powers to annex 350,000 square miles (910,000 km2) of Chinese territory.
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What if Stalin attacked first?

If the Soviets attack first then the allies would be less inclined to support Stalin through lend lease or coordinate with them because the Soviets would be seen as the aggressor. The British and French had plans to bomb the Soviet union that were later scratched as the war progressed.
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