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What if America went to war with the rest of the world?
That doesn’t include America’s enemies, but all of our global allies as well?
Would it mean a global disaster?
Would it mean the total destruction of America?
Or would America prevail?
That’s exactly what we are going to talk about, right now on life’s biggest questions.
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If America found itself in a war with the rest of the world, the most logical thing
to do would be to pull back and defend itself on its home soil.
And using the entire strength of the military, navy, and air force, the US would be able
to defend itself for quite some time, possibly until the rest of the world gave up.
America’s navy is the biggest in the world.
It’s so big that the next 8 largest navies combined are nowhere near as powerful, or
as technologically advanced.
So attacking America by sea is not the brightest idea...it’s highly unlikely an enemy could
get to America by sea.
The US also has the strongest and best air force on the planet.
It has around 14000 planes and helicopters.
That’s a heck of a lot more than everyone else.
If there were a war between the US and the rest of the world, the F-22, the worlds only
working fifth generation fighter, would patrol the continental us on its borders and intercept
any enemy bombers that got close.
Missile launchers would also shoot down approaching enemy jets, planes or missiles.
So that rules out an attack by air or by sea.
Then there’s the question of a land invasion.
The US army and marine corps have 9000 tanks, which are the worlds most advanced.
If any enemy tanks made it to the mainland, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
Most of the tanks belonging to other countries are older US and Soviet tanks.
They would not be able to last long against America’s tanks that would be firing behind
cover.
If all else fails and a handful of enemy troops get past the front lines…they have nowhere
to hide.
Americas combat troops are also the most technologically advanced in the world.
Like something out of a sci-fi movie, they have weapon sights that allow them to see
enemies through dust and smoke, and even around corners.
Engineers for the US army designed a night vision system that allows the army to see
what’s behind a corner, allow them to run up to it, and poke their weapon around the
wall to fire at the enemy.
Soldiers are protected by advanced protective armor, and its only getting better.
And that’s just the technology we know about.
That means, even if every other military on earth decided to try to attack the US mainland
that still wouldn’t be enough to defeat the US military.
Then there’s the question of nuclear weapons.
The scenario would be much different if the world decided to use nuclear weapons against
the US.
9 of the world’s countries possess around 15000 nuclear weapons.
The US was the first country to develop nuclear weapons, and it’s the only country to ever
have used them.
America’s arsenal is about 6800 warheads strong.
Russia is in possession of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet.
The Russians possess around 7 thousand warheads.
The United Kingdom has 215.
France has 300.
China has 270.
India 110-120.
Pakistan 120-130.
Israel has around 80 and North Korea is believed to have around 10.
Many or most of these nuclear weapons are many times more powerful than the atomic bombs
dropped on japan in World War 2.
But, if any enemies decided to fire a nuclear weapon at a major US City from somewhere like
Canada or Mexico, it could likely be shot down.
Navy trident missiles could be fired from submarines in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico and Canada would become exposed to radiation from these missiles.
Here’s where the tables tides begin to turn.
A war of this scale would not come cheap.
Yes, the US can withstand offensive attacks for a time, but keeping the war going?
That’s another problem.
America would find itself in a situation like Germany at the end of World War 2.
No resources, No trade, bankrupt.
That would be the opportunity for enemy forces to strike.
Russia would strike with Canada from the north.
Mexico from the south, Europe from the East, China and North Korea from the west.
No country on earth, not even the one with the strongest military can withstand an attack
from all sides with absolutely no allies.
So what if America then lost a war against the rest of the world?
Well that sounds like a topic for another life’s biggest questions.