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USA vs BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) 2017- Who Would Win? - YouTube
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Are we currently on the brink of seeing a
shift towards new global superpowers?
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If we look at the power wielded by any nation
right now, the United States could be said
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to be in a globally dominant position.
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Before it, Great Britain and its empire was
the dominant global force, and prior to that
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there is a long line of countries that have
at one time sat at the apex of the global
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economy, culture, science, and military strength.
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Great nations may also decline, a concept
known as declinism, while simultaneously other
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nations are busy evolving into powerful states.
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For a number of years now, a handful of nations
have been developing at a rapid pace, and
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today we’ll compare them with the mighty
USA, in this episode of the Infographics Show,
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the USA vs. BRICS.
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BRICS is an acronym standing for the five
countries it represents: Brazil, Russia, India,
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China and South Africa.
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The acronym at first was just BRIC, until
South Africa made an appearance in the association
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in 2010.
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BRIC was formally started in 2006 when the
first BRIC meeting was held, under the aegis
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of a mutual agreement to boost each member
country’s development.
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Not only developments relating to economy,
business and trade, but also education, agriculture,
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health, technology, science and the arts.
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Together BRICS is a powerful conglomerate,
accounting for 42.58 percent of the world’s
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population and according to the International
Monetary Fund, about 22 percent of the world
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GDP.
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Compared to the United States, in terms of
size alone, it’s Goliath staring down at
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David.
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If we look at the numbers, BRICS has a combined
population of about 3.6 billion people.
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The USA has a population of just 325 million
people.
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The U.S. GDP is the biggest in the world at
18 trillion-plus dollars, although BRICS combined
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has a GDP of 37 trillion dollars.
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The U.S. is not expected to make any headway
on BRICS any time soon regarding economic
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growth, with its estimated growth to be around
2 percent over the next few years.
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BRICS is expected to see growth of around
5 percent.
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In an article in the Atlantic published in
2012, Goldman Sachs projected that China's
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GDP alone would be equal to America's by 2027,
and then leap past it.
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In regard to economy, BRICS nations are ascending
quickly.
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This growth, it's believed, will lead to much
stronger militaries, especially those of China
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and India.
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Right now, the U.S. spends more on its military
than any other nation, with a defense budget
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of 639 billion dollars for 2018.
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It’s such a large budget, that even 5 emerging
nations’ defense budgets together don’t
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exceed it.
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According to the Global Firepower index, Brazil’s
military budget is currently 24.5 billion
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dollars, Russia’s is 44.6 billion, India’s
is 51 billion, China’s is 161.7 billion
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and South Africa’s is 4.6 billion.
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Combined, BRICS countries have a defense budget
of 286.4 billion dollars.
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This is even more astonishing when you consider
that China and India are both in the top countries
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for highest military expenditures.
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In terms of feet on the ground, you probably
already know the U.S. is severely outmanned.
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The U.S. has 1.3 million active military personnel,
and a further 811,000 acting as reserve personnel.
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China alone has 4.6 million total personnel,
India 3.4 million, Russia 3.2 million, Brazil
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2.1 million, and South Africa 106,000.
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In total, that is almost 13.5 million people
ready to fight.
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Workforce aside, the USA still spends more
than all these other countries.
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So where does the money go?
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In terms of land equipment, the USA has around
5,884 tanks, 41,000 armored fighting vehicles,
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1,934 self-propelled guns, 1,299 towed artillery,
and 1,331 multiple-launch rocket systems.
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Most of this equipment is the latest in military
innovations, with the U.S. continually developing
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more advanced war machines such as its latest
battle tank, the M1A2 SEP v4.
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Russia and China, the two strongest of the
BRICS militaries, alone make a formidable
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force on the ground.
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If the two nations were to form a military
duo, they’d have over 24,000 main battles
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tanks, over 35,000 armored fighting vehicles,
almost 8,000 self-propelled guns, over 12,000
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towed artillery and over 5,000 multiple launch
rocket systems.
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As well as having strong fleets of tanks,
the two countries are currently developing
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two new tanks that are rated as highly as
the new M1A2, in China’s VT-4 and Russia’s
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T-14 Armata.
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India also has some modern land equipment,
and is currently investing billions of its
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new money into thousands of pieces of new
artillery.
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This will include a fleet of Arjun MK-II third-generation
battle tanks.
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Brazil has modern weapons, much of which was
bought from the USA, the world’s biggest
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arms exporter.
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It’s most extolled land weapon is its almost
400-strong fleet of German-made Leopard 1
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tanks that it acquired in 2006.
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If the USA can’t compete on the ground,
it certainly can in the air.
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The United States air force is by far the
most advanced in the world.
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The number of modern aircraft alone in the
U.S. air force can match a number of leading
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nations put together.
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This can be credited to the U.S. air force
having a bigger budget than any other nation’s
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entire military budget.
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From its 13,444 aircrafts, the U.S. can choose
from a number of some of the world’s most
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advanced machines.
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This includes almost a thousand F-16 Fighting
Falcons, 195 F-22A Raptors, 257 F-15E Strike
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Eagles, a large fleet of McDonnell Douglas
CF-18 Hornets and F/A-18E Super Hornets, as
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well as its new pride of the skies, a fleet
of F-35A Lightning IIs.
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As we said, no air force comes close to this,
but Russia, India and China have highly rated
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equipment and are often part of lists containing
what is said to be the world’s best air
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forces.
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It’s worth noting that the latter two countries
are investing heavily in aerial military developments.
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Russia’s most advanced aircraft is it’s
highly rated Sukhoi Su-35, followed by its
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Sukhoi Su-27s and MiG-31 interceptors, all
of which are part of a fleet of 3,000 aircraft.
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That’s why Russia usually follows the U.S.
on the most powerful list.
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India also has a considerable cache of aircraft,
including Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MKIs and
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Mikoyan MiG-29s, as well as the respected
French-built multi-role fighter, the Dassault
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Mirage 2000.
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China is perhaps playing catch-up, but it’s
doing a good job.
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Its fleet consists of Russia’s Su-35s and
Su-27s but the country is also looking to
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match America’s F-35 with its own Chengdu
J-20 stealth fighter.
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Brazil’s most modern aircraft, the Saab
JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter, is another
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top ten aerial fighting machine.
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Currently the South African air force has
nothing that compares to its BRICS partners.
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As we take to the seas, again the United States
spends as much on its navy - about 170 billion
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dollars - as other countries could only hope
to spend on all military branches.
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Much of this money goes on infrastructure,
operations and maintenance, personnel, research
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and development, as well as acquiring new
ships.
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The USA currently leads the world in terms
of aircraft carriers, owning 11 of them.
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It’s currently developing the Gerald R.
Ford class super-carrier, which should help
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bolster the navy’s position as a global
leader.
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These ships are of great importance as they
are in effect floating militaries.
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The U.S. also has 22 cruisers, 67 destroyers,
8 frigates, 75 submarines, 0 corvettes, 9
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amphibious assault ships, 11 mine warfare
ships and 55 patrol ships.
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According to National Interest, the USA and
the UK will be followed by three countries
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as the most powerful navies in the near future.
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You guessed it, those countries are China,
India and Russia.
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While Russia is to be expected, both India
and China have been pouring money into their
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respective navies.
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Pundits believe that by 2030, India will have
the second largest navy in the world, and
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will also have its own supercarrier.
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It currently has one aircraft carrier, 0 cruisers,
11 destroyers, 14 frigates, 15 submarines,
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23 corvettes, 0 amphibious assault ships,
7 mine warfare ships and 72 patrol ships.
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China is on track to have the largest fleet
come 2030, and is close to finishing its secret
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supercarrier, the CV-18.
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Russia’s greatest threat is its large fleet
of 60 submarines, some carrying devastating
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ballistic missiles.
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Again, both Brazil and South Africa are not
regarded as having strong navies in terms
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of global power, but together the former triumvirate
of BRICS navies would be dominant if they
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were all on the same side.
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As we come to the end of this episode we must
mention nuclear capabilities.
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The U.S. and Russia own around half of all
the nuclear weapons in the world, with China’s
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small arsenal of around 260 non-deployed weapons
being a matter of speculation in terms of
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numbers.
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India is said to have around 120 warheads,
and is believed to be working on increasing
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its nuclear arsenal.
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Brazil and South Africa have no nuclear weapons.
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So, do you think the US would stand a chance
against BRICS, or would it be a total wipeout?
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Let us know in the comments!
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And if you liked this video, be sure to check
out our other video, North Korea vs South
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