Who will win if the war starts. If tomorrow the third world war. Who will win? - What are the figures for heavy land equipment

Endless terrorist attacks, ongoing armed conflicts, ongoing disagreements between Russia, the United States and the European Union indicate that peace on our planet is literally hanging by a thread. This situation is alarming, both among politicians and among ordinary people. It is no coincidence that the issue of the start of the Third World War is being seriously discussed by the entire world community.

Expert opinion

Some political scientists believe that the mechanism of war was already launched several years ago. It all started with Ukraine, when a corrupt president was removed from office and the new government in the country was called illegitimate, but simply a junta. Then they announced to the whole world that it was fascist and began to scare one sixth of the land with it. In the minds of the people of the two fraternal peoples, distrust was first sown, and then outright enmity. A full-scale information war began, in which everything was subordinated to inciting hatred between people.

This confrontation was painful for the families, relatives, friends of the two fraternal peoples. It got to the point that the politicians of the two countries are ready to push brother against brother. The situation on the Internet also speaks of the danger of the situation. Various discussion platforms and forums have turned into real battlefields where everything is allowed.

If someone still doubts the likelihood of war, then they can simply go to any social network and see how heated the discussions of topical topics are reaching, from information about oil quotes to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

If it is possible to quarrel two fraternal peoples who shared grief and victories for more than 360 years, then what can we say about other countries. Any nation can be called an enemy overnight, having prepared timely information support in the media and the Internet. So, for example, it was with Turkey.

At present, Russia is testing new methods of war on the example of Crimea, Donbass, Ukraine, and Syria. Why deploy multi-million armies, transfer troops, if you can carry out a "successful information attack", and to top it off, send a small contingent of "little green men". Fortunately, there is already positive experience in Georgia, Crimea, Syria and the Donbass.

Some political observers believe that it all started in Iraq, when the US decided to remove the supposedly undemocratic president and carried out Operation Desert Storm. As a result, the country's natural resources came under US control.

Having made a little “fat” in the 2000s and having carried out a number of military operations, Russia decided not to give in and prove to the whole world that it “got up from its knees”. Hence such “decisive” actions in Syria, in the Crimea and in the Donbass. In Syria, we protect the whole world from ISIS, in Crimea, Russians from Bandera, in the Donbass, the Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian punishers.

In fact, an invisible confrontation between the United States and Russia has already begun. America does not want to share its dominance in the world with the Russian Federation. Direct evidence of this is the current Syria.

Tension in different parts of the world, where the interests of the two countries are in contact, will only grow.

There are experts who believe that the tension with America is caused by the fact that the latter is aware of the loss of its leading position against the backdrop of a rising China and wants to destroy Russia in order to seize its natural wealth. Various methods are used to weaken the Russian Federation:

• EU sanctions;
• lower oil prices;
• involvement of the Russian Federation in the arms race;
• support of protest moods in Russia.

America is doing everything to repeat the situation of 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed.

War in Russia is inevitable in 2020

This point of view is shared by the American political analyst I. Hagopian. He posted his thoughts on this subject on the GlobalResears website. He noted that there are all signs of preparing the United States and Russia for war. The author notes that America will be supported by:

• NATO countries;
• Israel;
• Australia;
• all US satellites around the world.

Russia's allies include China and India. The expert believes that the United States is waiting for bankruptcy and therefore it will attempt to take possession of the wealth of the Russian Federation. He also stressed that some states may disappear as a result of this conflict.

Similar forecasts are given by former head of NATO A. Shirreff. For this, he even wrote a book about the war with Russia. In it, he notes the inevitability of a military confrontation with America. According to the plot of the book, Russia captures the Baltic states. NATO countries come to its defense. As a result, World War III begins. On the one hand, the plot looks frivolous and implausible, but on the other hand, given that the work was written by a retired general, the script looks quite plausible.

Who will win America or Russia

To answer this question, it is necessary to compare the military power of the two powers:

Success in war depends not only on superiority in weapons. According to military expert Y. Shields, the Third World War will not be like the two previous wars. Combat operations will be carried out using computer technology. They will become shorter, but the number of victims will be in the thousands. Nuclear weapons are unlikely to be used, but chemical and bacteriological weapons, as an auxiliary means, are not excluded.

Attacks will be made not only on the battlefield, but also in:

• the field of communications;
• the Internet;
• television;
• economy;
• finance;
• politics;
• space.

Something similar is happening in Ukraine now. The offensive is on all fronts. Blatant disinformation, hacker attacks on financial servers, sabotage in the economic field, discrediting politicians, diplomats, terrorist attacks, shutting down broadcast satellites and much more can cause irreparable damage to the enemy along with military operations at the front.

Psychic Predictions

Throughout history, there have been many prophets who predicted the end of mankind. One of them is Nostradamus. As for world wars, he accurately predicted the first two. As for the Third World War, he said that it would happen through the fault of the Antichrist, who would stop at nothing and be terribly merciless.

The next psychic whose prophecies have come true is Vanga. She told future generations that World War III would start with a small state in Asia. The fastest is Syria. The reason for the hostilities will be an attack on four heads of state. The consequences of the war will be horrendous.

The famous psychic P. Globa also said his words regarding the Third World War. His forecasts can be called optimistic. He said that humanity will end World War III if it prevents military action in Iran.

The psychics listed above are not the only ones who predicted World War III. Similar predictions were made:

• A. Ilmaier;
• Mulchiasl;
• Edgar Cayce;
• G. Rasputin;
• Bishop Anthony;
• Saint Hilarion and others

There are endless debates around the world about the global trade deficit, as well as about the constant threats that are present not only in the Middle East, but also in other regions.

But if we ignore the disputes over ISIS *, terrorism and other things, then the question arises of which countries have enough weapons and power to counter a real threat.

Below are facts about the top three military superpowers and their weapons in four main categories.

1. Fighters

The US currently leads the category with the only fifth-generation fighter. However, China and Russia are also trying to keep up.

The U.S. has 187 F-22s and F-35s in service, but its testing faces a number of challenges.

China is also developing 4 fighter jets. The J-31 fighter jet debuted at an airshow in 2014, and the J-20, which has just entered production, is the counterpart to the F-35.

Russia is developing only one fighter, but in terms of capabilities it is equal to the F-22. The T-50 will enter service in 2017 and is highly maneuverable.

Likely Winner: Since the rest of the fighters are only hypothetical so far, the real winner will be the F-22.

2. Tanks

The US Army fielded its first M-1 Abrams in 1980.

Since then, however, tanks have gone through many changes and upgrades to make them more modern, maneuverable, and useful in combat.

Russia is developing a prototype T-14 based on the Armata platform, but currently it has the T-90A tank in service - one of the best in the world today.

One of them even withstood a direct hit from a TOW missile in Syria. They entered service in 2004.

Like Russia, China is developing tanks, and also has a number of different tanks in service. Chinese development for tank combat - Type 99. It has been updated and equipped with reactive armor. And it is this tank that is able to withstand the attack of Russian or Western tanks.

It is difficult to point out a likely winner as it is very dependent on the specific real situation. Nevertheless, it is believed that American tanks have recently had more experience in combat than competitors.

3. Combat surface ships

With the largest fleet in the world, the US has ships of every configuration in reserve, just in case they have to defend themselves in the middle of the ocean.

The pearl of the American fleet is 10 aircraft carriers and 9 helicopter carriers.

However, even such power and technological developments may not be enough to cope with missiles from China or Russian submarines. Russia in Syria has proved that it is capable of delivering a serious blow to the enemy.

Russia also has the Club-K Missile System, a container-based missile weapon system housed in standard 20-foot and 40-foot shipping containers.

Designed to destroy surface and ground targets. The complex can be equipped with coastlines, ships of various classes, railway and automobile platforms. It is a modification of the Caliber missile system.

China also has ships that are in the service of the Coast Guard and the People's Liberation Fleet.

The Coast Guard is used to establish dominance in the waters. The fleet uses, among other things, missile carriers.

The probable winner is difficult to calculate, since, despite the widely recognized leadership of the United States, nevertheless, in the event of a direct collision, the country's fleet will suffer heavy damage from Chinese or Russian ships.

4. Submarines

The US has 14 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, totaling 280. Each of these can wipe out an enemy city.

In addition, the United States is armed with 4 missile submarines with cruise missiles - a total of 154 Tomogavkas. And an additional 54 nuclear submarines. Russia has 60 submarines, but they are very powerful. Russian nuclear submarines are not inferior to Western counterparts, but diesel boats are the quietest in the world.

In addition, Russia is working on the development of new technologies in this area, including a 100-megaton torpedo with a nuclear charge.

China has a total of 5 nuclear submarines, 53 diesel submarines and 4 nuclear ballistic missile submarines. However, China is working on the development of other technologies.

Thus, experts believe that Russian and Chinese submarines pose a significant threat to American competitors in the ocean.

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Is the United States really preparing to die heroically in a nuclear conflict?

The press has recently noted more than once that as a result of a survey of US military personnel, it turned out that 40% of them are sure that in 2019 their country will get involved in a global war. Last year there were only 5% of them. The jump in the number of campaigners is explained by the ideological pumping of personnel who are allegedly being prepared for war. Both the US President and the Pentagon talk about the need to be ready for a military conflict with the main enemies - China and Russia. And so the generals tell their soldiers, especially those deployed to Western Europe, that they are sure that war is on the threshold.

Such rhetoric is accompanied by the announcement of the US withdrawal from the SALT III and INF treaties. The budgets of American military-industrial complex enterprises are growing. The rhetoric of the American leadership is getting tougher, in response to it from Russia they say in plain text that if something happens, then the "partners" will not even have time to repent, they will simply die. It seems that everything, the world has come to an end. Propaganda involves huge masses in a whirlpool of passions and people believe that if not today, then tomorrow the world will turn off the light. It seems that the elites are mad and ready to die themselves, just to kill the opponents.

In fact, of course, this rhetoric remains rhetoric, a means of political pressure on rivals. In the decades since the Cold War, the configuration of forces in the world has become outdated and holds no one back. Russia forges its missiles without looking back at treaties, as the balance of power requires it. The US was not particularly worried about this, but now they want to restore their swaying lead and have decided to withdraw from the treaties. Naturally, we want to prevent them from doing this and keep them in a position that is unfavorable for them and advantageous for us, and therefore we are indignant all over the world, realizing that militarily this will not give anything, but in terms of propaganda, some temporary gains are possible. glasses.

In fact, the sum of the forces of Russia and China overturns the balance of power between the US and Europe, and therefore, not counting on Europe, the US itself begins to increase its leverage of power. However, this is done solely for negotiation purposes. The buildup of US arms makes it possible to negotiate with Russia, and with China, and with Europe from a position of strength. There must be new proportions. When they arise, and there is a new balance of power in the world, negotiations will begin again to fix the situation for some time. Then there will be new agreements on limiting certain types of weapons. Again they will talk about limiting and even destroying certain classes of missiles. But before that, all the degrees of freedom in the new advance must be chosen.

"Stand here and wait. I won't tell you when I start. The real war starts suddenly."(Kill the dragon, E. Schwartz). This is the US position and there is no need to think that it will be different. If the war starts, then they will not warn about it in advance. The principle of surprise blitzkrieg has not been canceled.

But China and Russia remember: "The best way to get rid of dragons is to have your own." The "dragons" of Russia and China will destroy the "dragon" of the United States if they strike together. If only one person fights the USA, then the remaining one will certainly finish off what remains of the USA. No one will give them the opportunity to stand on the wing again. No one from NATO will take revenge on the United States - Europe is incredibly cowardly in the face of a nuclear clash. Dying for the US is not Europe's goal. The United States understands this prospect and will not really start a war. However, they will be able to bargain for new peace conditions.

And to make the bargaining smoother, prices will be tripled and a strong advertising campaign will be launched. Part of which are announcements to the whole world that American soldiers are morally ready to start a fight. The task is to intimidate and pressure. Suddenly it works! It turns out badly - Russia promised that there is no hope - leaving planet Earth, we will certainly take "dear partners" with us. And it doesn't matter where we end up - in heaven or hell. As the famous advertising formula said: "Anywhere is more fun together." So far, the Americans do not like this prospect. But there will never be another. Therefore, for world peace, as long as Russia and China have strategic nuclear forces, you can be calm.

Experts around the world believe that the war of the three superpowers - the United States, China and Russia, is closer than ever. While the real threat comes from terrorists, nations continue to vie for dominance over territories that (largely) do not belong to them. We decided impartially, on the basis of the main military equipment of these countries, to see who would have the probability of winning this hypothetical (let it remain so) war. There are no nuclear weapons or submarines with ballistic missiles in our summary - what kind of winners can there be in a nuclear war. Some survivors.

America currently has the only fifth-generation fighter jet in the world. However, there are only 187 of the vaunted F-22s in service, and the F-35 cannot pass the testing stage in any way.

Fighters

The J-31 made its debut at the 2014 air show, but the Chinese gunsmiths did not stop there. Recently, the J-20 was sent into mass production, and two of the latest projects - J-23 and J-25, are being tested right now.

Fighters

It is expected that the newest T-50 will be the main opponent of the American Raptors. More maneuverable, but less protected from radar, it will only have serious problems if it does not notice the enemy first.

Likely Winner

At the moment, the American F-22s have a clear advantage, if only because all the opponents are still finalizing their projects. However, Raptor pilots should be worried now: both Russia and China are building fighters that will be perfect hunters.

tanks

The M-1 Abrams boasts a 120mm main gun and carries excellent electronics and remote weapon stations. The armor configuration consists of layers of uranium and kevlar.

tanks

Russia is developing a prototype of the T-14 on the Armata platform, but now the T-90A models shown back in 2004 are in service, which are recognized by many independent experts as almost the best tanks in the world.

tanks

China is also betting on its new development, the Type 99. The tank has recently been upgraded with reactive armor and is considered almost as survivable in combat as Western or Russian tanks.

Likely Winner

Strictly speaking, this category is a draw. However, America has a large number of already modernized tanks and, more importantly, much better trained crews. We must not forget about combat experience - here America is again ahead of the rest.

Navy

With the largest fleet in the world, America may well feel like Britain's heiress. 10 aircraft carriers will make anyone think twice before encroaching on US territorial waters.

Navy

Unfortunately, we have nothing to brag about here. Despite strong groupings of fleets, Russia has only one aircraft carrier, and even that moves with some difficulty.

Navy

The Chinese Liaoning is still the only aircraft carrier in the fleet. However, serious work is underway to strengthen the fleet of the People's Liberation Army. The Chinese Coast Guard is being used to assert sovereignty in contested waters and is given the world's largest and most heavily armed ships among such groups.

Likely Winner

The US Navy still has the strongest fleet in the world. However, a full-scale invasion of the territory of Russia or China is likely to fail - it is enough to cut off the fleet from supply ships.

Russia again returns to the thesis that the deployment of a missile defense system by the United States is connected solely with the desire to gain superiority on Russia and China.

This was stated by First Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Viktor Poznikhir, during the Beijing briefing "The US Global Layered Missile Defense System as a Threat to the Military Security of Russia and China and Strategic Stability in the World".

According to the Russian General Staff, by deploying the US global missile defense system, the Americans are trying to reduce the potential of Russia's nuclear forces and completely “zero out” China's nuclear potential.

At the same time, as recently as October 4, a number of American Pentagon generals said that the war between Russia and the United States would be in the very near future, and it would be "quick and deadly." As the chief of staff of the US Army, General Mark Milley, noted, an armed conflict between Russia and the United States is "almost guaranteed."

Against the background of the foreign policy contradictions of both nuclear powers in Syria, such statements cause panic in the media and public environments.

Unlike their American counterparts, Russian military experts are in no hurry to scare the planet with a nuclear war.

So, in response to the eschatological statements of the Pentagon generals, the head of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Colonel General Leonid Ivashov said that the American generals are just bluffing and trying to intimidate Russia with such statements.

Indeed, in the event of a war with Russia, the United States simply will not be able to avoid a blow to its territory. And, despite the fact that the consequences of the third world war will be disastrous both for the participants in the nuclear conflict and for all of humanity, the Russians have more chances to save a limited number of their people and uncontaminated territories for the further restoration of civilization than the inhabitants of the United States.

Let's see how the US missile defense system works.

These are, first of all, long-range radar systems, satellites for tracking enemy military nuclear facilities, launchers and other means of deploying land-based and sea-based interceptor missiles.

The main component of the US missile defense system is the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GBMD) ballistic missile interception system. This is the only weapon system capable of intercepting Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, this complex is only capable of hitting single-block ballistic missiles, which makes it vulnerable to the Russian nuclear triad.

At sea, the United States is covered by the Aegis missile defense system, which protects the US fleet from attack by small and medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as from space weapons.

This system is characterized by high mobility, since Aegis-equipped warships can be quickly deployed to almost anywhere in the world's oceans. Total number of SM-3 interceptor missiles included in the system "Aegis", reaches half a thousand.

Also, the American missile defense system includes radars of various bases, including marine ones, MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, THAAD mobile air defense systems, and other components.

A whole group of states (primarily NATO members) are working on the US missile defense system. Great Britain, Germany, Japan, France, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, South Korea and other states are participating in the technical creation of missile defense elements.

However, while the American missile defense system is losing to Russia in the event of a global nuclear conflict.

American generals who claim that the United States has a military advantage over Russia seem to be forgetting (or perhaps deliberately not mentioning) the areas in which our country is superior to the rest of the world, including the United States.

First of all, Russia is superior to the United States in the nuclear submarine fleet, in long-range and operational-tactical aviation, in air and anti-space defense systems and electronic warfare.

American experts rely on the might of the US Navy, primarily on 10 aircraft carriers, which are an offensive means of projecting military force at sea. However, in the event of a war with Russia, these expensive "watercraft" automatically turn into targets for the Russian submarine fleet and cruise missiles, which are in service with the Russian Defense Ministry.

Despite the fact that, according to Western experts, the flight time of NATO missiles from the Baltic States to Moscow can be 4-8 minutes, it will be very difficult for the Americans and their allies to penetrate the airspace of Russia, which is equipped with the most functional S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the world. , S-400 and, starting from 2016, S-500 complexes.

In turn, the “answer” will immediately overtake Europe: let me remind you that the flight time of the Iskander missiles armed with nuclear charges from Kaliningrad to Warsaw is only 2 minutes, and technically NATO warning systems will not be able to warn anyone.

But back to the USA.

As soon as the nuclear crisis breaks out, about 20 nuclear submarines will come into play, constantly on alert near the US maritime borders.

Russian submarines are capable of literally wiping out the entire North American continent from the face of the Earth, given that they carry in their wombs more than 350 ballistic missiles with nuclear charges of about 200 kilotons (each of these charges is 15 times the power of the bomb dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima in 1945).

Russia's ability to conduct electronic warfare against US military installations also poses serious threats to Pentagon war planners. The performance characteristics of the electronic warfare systems in service with Russia still remain unclear to the US military command. However, it is known that Russia can successfully interfere with American radars and electronic intelligence, which form the basis of the air power of the American hegemon.

I will give an interesting quote from the commander of the US ground forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges:

“Not a single American has yet come under fire from Russian artillery and multiple rocket launchers, not a single one has experienced the effects of Russian electronic warfare, electronic countermeasures, at least on a tactical level”, - said the American general.

And he is absolutely right.

In more than 70 years that have passed since the end of World War II, not a single state has been able to test the full power of Russia's military potential in practice.

"The deployed missile defense system, in terms of its information and fire capabilities, is unable to withstand the massive use of the Strategic Missile Forces group", - said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Sergei Karakaev.

Of course, it would be naive to believe that Russia can win the nuclear apocalypse. As I wrote above, in the event of a nuclear war, all participants in the global conflict lose, as, indeed, the rest of the planet's states.

However, even if the United States manages to destroy all the infrastructure on Russian territory with a massive preventive nuclear strike (which is practically impossible under the current realities), Russian submarines, constantly on duty in the world's oceans, will bring this war to its logical conclusion with the complete destruction of the United States.

Do not forget about the so-called Russian "doomsday system" - "Perimeter" (in the NATO classification, it was called Dead Hand - "Dead Hand"). In 1985, this system took up combat duty, and continues to protect the defense interests of Russia.

"Perimeter" guarantees a retaliatory massive nuclear strike even if the leadership of the country and the command posts of the Strategic Missile Forces are destroyed. That is, the "Dead Hand" will work without human intervention, and put the last bullet in the Third World War.

Today it is obvious that the military confrontation between the Russian Strategic Missile Forces and the US missile defense will only deepen, especially in the light of recent events related to Syria and Ukraine.

However, I would like to believe that the military and political leadership of the United States is aware of the scale of the planetary catastrophe, which can lead to further aggressive foreign policy of the United States.