Is Russia still strong in space and military technologies?
2006-08-01 23:20:56 · 12 answers · asked by jayakanth_p 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No.
The US has a much stronger Navy that actually works. Russia is having problems getting working ships into the water.
The US has a much better Air Force. Our latest fighters can fly rings around the Russians and Russia has no stealth technology (unless Bubba gave it to them).
2006-08-02 02:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia is nowhere near the military power it used to be. The US spends quite a bit more than Russia by now.
The US spends about 336 billion dollars per year (In 2003-2004). Japan was next with 47 billion. Russia didn't even come close in spending on military, at about 33 billion. This has been in large part due to Russia's hideous inflation rate during the 90's.
Russia's space program isn't spending anywhere NEAR what it needs to in order to re-sustain itself after the post-Soviet conversion of the country. For more information on that, here's a good article: http://www.space.com/news/russia_space_041004.html
2006-08-01 23:26:23 · answer #2 · answered by Meredia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Space yes, technology possibly, military power no. Military power requires both the equipment and the Logistics ability to use it. Russia logistical cannot come close to the US. To fight an Army you have to keep it fed, clothed and supplied with Fuel, Ammo, medical supplies etc etc.
2006-08-01 23:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by mark g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might say it is China...yet their forces might in basic terms fairly be clever in East Asia. Britain and France are next. Germany and Japan ought to be authentic powers in the event that they upped their spending. India has a effectual defense force now besides. Russia continues to be 2nd because it could nonetheless deploy important forces international. you need to be careful whilst finding at defense force expenditure. in basic terms in the present day the united kingdom government became boasting approximately being 2nd interior the international in defense force expenditure. yet international locations like China, France and Russia use area, technological know-how and different budgets for defense force expenditure, so it is harder to artwork out how plenty they actually spend.
2016-11-03 12:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
USA is definitely the strongest. Russia is only slightly more powerful than European nation.
2006-08-01 23:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as strong as they were in the mid 1980s. Then again, with the US forces being spread so thing & depleated, the US isnt as strong as they were in the 80s either.
2006-08-01 23:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by alleypop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, what i mean is even one side is stronger than another side but soon the weak side will try all their best the take over agian, n this happen again n agian....
2006-08-01 23:28:53 · answer #7 · answered by soulsourcel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chines are technology thief's - if they be com strongest power in the world - there will be only chines in this planet
2006-08-01 23:29:26 · answer #8 · answered by weader1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not what they used to be.
China will overtake America soon, ecomically..and that will have factors on tech and weaponry.
2006-08-01 23:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Except nuke,Russia don't have threatening weapon in my opinion.
2006-08-01 23:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by Bright in Darkness 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋