Rank the world's superpowers

[Skirata]

I'm not sure people realize, but as an economic power, the EU is in fact more powerful than the USA.

They're just not a united military power, which is why they come in second, in my book.

I'm pretty sure we all know what the EU is, bro. However, EU is dependent on all member countries for it's strength. So you're comparing a ****load of countries to one country.

[BrotherhoodUK]

Military:
1. USA
2. Russia
3. Europe
4. India
5. Brazil? WTF? Rather:
France in terms of nuclear weapons.
Britain in terms of naval power.

Economy:
1. Europe
2. USA
3. China
4. India
5. Germany

[devis666]

to the statement of China or anyone else using nukes at all. 8. 8 is the number iof nukes it would take to destroy the world and cause a nuclear winter in which teh sky will be blocked out and all sorts of plants and animals will die and become extinct, probably including us. If one is launched it will cause a chain reaction of everyone sending their nukes out. That is alot more than 8. If anyone sends a nuke out we will all die and I doubt anyone will be stupid enough to do that.

[Holeypaladin]

It would take a great deal more than 8 nukes to cause destruction on a global scale. The world is a great deal bigger than you realize.

There have been more than 8 andesite volcanos exploding over the course of the last few centuries, and that hasn't produced any sort of worldwide destruction.

They have similar firepower.

[Boleslav]

1. China
2. The United States
3. The European Union
4. India
5. Japan
6. Brazil
7. Indonesia
8. Turkey
9. Iran
10. South Africa

[criplockin]

Peru
China
Skirata
Europe
India
U.S.

[devis666]

actually it depends on location. If it detonates in the air maybe not but it woudl cause a great deal opf radiation. Ground level would cause debris to be thrown into teh air and cause volcanoes to blow up from the shockwaves causing even more debris thrown into the air. By the time the shockwave was over the wave of debris in the air would probably kill all of US Or all of Asia or any other continent/country you want to think of.

[Holeypaladin]

Saying 8 nukes can destroy the world is like saying a drop of nerve gas can kill a thousand people.

When some terrorists in Japan used nerve gas on a subway.... way more than a drop of it...

A few people got a stomach flu.

And that's about it.

Granted.... 8 nukes can kill millions.

But not billions.

[devis666]

The fact of the matter is that it would only take ONE (1) bomb to kill both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The fallout from such an event would unravel society as we know it. Those who don’t immediately kill themselves would certainly die in the anarchy that ensued.

[Holeypaladin]

....ok you have a point there.