Russia has taken the second place in the global ranking of military power compiled by Global Firepower. This was reported on November 14 by Business Insider. “In addition to its conventional combat power, Russia also has a huge nuclear potential, which was not taken into account in the Global Firepower rating,” the article says. It is noted that Russia occupies a leading position in a number of categories of weapons, including self-propelled and towed artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and mine warfare equipment. In addition, the country was the first in the world in terms of national gas reserves.
They have been trying to create nuclear-powered systems since the middle of the last century. On November 5, the newspaper Le Monde, citing analysts from the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), reported that Russia has a military advantage over the European Union in key aspects: in terms of mass, firepower and mobilization ability. According to historian Dmitry Minich, the Russian side was able to increase the production of cruise and ballistic missiles, which indicates the continued strengthening of the Russian military power. All important news is on the Izvestia channel in the MAX messenger.
