Wednesday, April 24, 2013

10 Countries with the Largest Armed Forces


10. Vietnam

Even with diplomacy being the backbone the international scenario nowadays, countries find the need to spend a sizeable percentage of their annual budget on the military, and for good reason. It’s called preparing for the worst. A look back at history reveals that disputes have seldom been settled on paper. With tensions peaking and ebbing unpredictably on several fronts and terrorist factions emerging within countries all over the world, the military is always in need of more able individuals. And though numbers may not win a war, they certainly matter. Following is a list of the ten countries that currently have the largest military forces in the world. [Stats via Wikipedia09 more after the break...
09. Turkey

08. Iran

07. Pakistan

06. South Korea

05. Russia

04. North Korea

03. India

02. United States of America

01. China