In 1948, the United States and the Soviet Union were compared in terms of comprehensive strength

The war was fought in the USSR, what do you think? The continental United States did not hurt at all.

The economy has never been spelled!

Military: Air Force: F15 vs. Su27, F16 vs. MiG29 It has always been in service after the Soviet Union! (See the whole leopard).

Navy: I'm an aircraft carrier faction!Sue's several"Aircraft-carrying cruisers"I'm ominous!

Army: This may be one of the great strengths of the Soviet Union! But not much

Nuclear forces: USSR with large yields! High precision in the United States! Tie

Allies: NATO is more numerous and stronger than the Warsaw Pact! Soft power (excluding the United States and the Soviet Union): who represents the Western world!?

U.S. Economy: No. 1 in the world.

Military: Only the Soviet Union can match it.

Political Implications: Large.

Soviet economy: back to before the two five-year plans.

Military: Rival to the United States.

Political influence: Since the main battlefield of World War II was in Europe, the Soviet Union was the protagonist on the European battlefield, and its international status was unprecedentedly improved.

To sum up, although the Soviet Union was a little weaker, it still posed a great threat to the hegemonic rule of the United States, and this was an important reason why the United States united with Western Europe to oppose the Soviet Union.

Economy: The USSR was less than half that of the United States.

Military: The United States still has a nuclear monopoly at this time.

Politics: Before the Soviet Union's control over Eastern Europe was formed, the United States had already begun to implement the Marshall Plan.

But on the whole, the strength is relatively balanced.

If we look at the hard conditions of territorial population, the Soviet Union is due to the United States, the territory of the Soviet Union at its peak reached 22 million square kilometers, while the United States in the same period was only 9.5 million square kilometers, the territory of the Soviet Union was more than twice that of the United States, the population of the Soviet Union at its peak was 300 million, and the United States only had more than 200 million, the Soviet Union was also rich in resources, and there were rich oil and mineral resources in the vast Siberia, which were the advantages of the Soviet Union. However, the disadvantage is that due to the harsh climate and high development costs, the Soviet Union's resource utilization rate is lower than that of the United States, and most of the territory of the United States is in a moderate zone, with many favorable conditions, so the United States and the Soviet Union are tied in this regard.

At its peak, the United States and the Soviet Union did not differ much in national strength, both of which were military powers and military powers during the Cold War, with advanced production equipment and **.

There is at least one difference in the military strength of these two countries, and until now, the difference in their military strength has been very large, and now the distance is getting farther and farther away.

The last century was really a time when it was not peaceful. Both the two world wars and the collapse of the Soviet Union brought great turmoil to the world. Among them, the collapse of the Soviet Union has surprised and regretted many people, after all, the Soviet Union at its peak was not an opponent of the United States and European countries combined.

Next, let's take a look at the Soviet Union at its peak, and how strong its military strength was.

The Soviet Union has always attached great importance to the development of heavy industry, so the strength of the military industry is often prominent. In total, the Soviet Union had more than 80,000 tanks at that time. This number of tanks is said to be more than the number of tanks in the world combined at that time.

In addition to the large number of tanks, the number of aircraft in the USSR was as high as 100,000. Among them, the "Backfire" and "White Swan" strategic bombers were at the forefront of the world's fighters at that time, and had a three-in-one strike capability.

In addition, the Soviet Union had more than 1,000 nuclear submarines. The Soviet Union's nuclear submarine construction technology is an existence that the United States is very afraid of. These nuclear submarines were capable of launching nuclear attacks around the world with nuclear warheads as long as the USSR wanted.

And then there is the huge nuclear ** quantity of the Soviet Union. During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union paid great attention to the study of nuclear **. It is said that the Soviet Union once possessed as many as 10,000 nuclear bombs, with a yield of up to 10 billion tons.

Such a huge nuclear ** is something that makes the United States and European countries very afraid.

In addition, the number of troops in the Soviet Union is also very impressive, with 5.13 million regular army units. If you add in the retired military or reserve army, the number can reach 10 million. In the case of the United States, it can only gather about 2.8 million people at most.

So in terms of numbers alone, the United States is far inferior to the Soviet Union.

However, no matter how powerful the Soviet Union was, it eventually disintegrated. If the Soviet Union's move to focus on heavy industry greatly promoted the development of the military industry, in fact, this move also caused the industrial development of the Soviet Union to be seriously out of balance, so that the country's economy collapsed. Finally, the Soviet Union collapsed.

At its peak, its territory was 22 million square kilometers, while the United States was 9.5 million square kilometers, the population of the Soviet Union was 300 million, the population of the United States was 200 million, and the Soviet Union was also quite rich in oil in terms of resources, with an economic strength of more than 700 billion US dollars, a per capita GDP of 2,600 US dollars, and a GDP of more than 1 trillion US dollars.

At its peak, the Soviet Union was on par with the hidden strength of the United States, and they Zheng Bi had advanced power, a team with a particularly strong scientific research force, and a particularly strong economic strength.

At that time, the territory of the Soviet Union at its peak was 22 million square kilometers, but the United States in Chongqing was only 950 square kilometers, and the population of the Soviet Union was more than 300 million, but the United States had only 200 million scum and more than 200 million.

The strength of these two countries is at least one of the imitation countries in the 90s, which shows that there is a big difference in the military strength of the two countries, and the level of military subjugation of the United States is beyond the ability of any other country to catch up.

Generally speaking, a country's strength is mainly reflected in several aspects, such as political stability, diplomatic influence, conventional military deterrence, strategic deterrence, domestic industrial production capacity, and national living standards.

In terms of political stability, the political landscape of the United States during the Cold War was far superior to that of the Soviet Union, which had fierce internal contradictions, and since Stalin's death, there has been a lack of a leader who can deter all member groups.

In terms of diplomacy, after Stalin's death, the diplomatic influence of the Soviet Union declined significantly, and there were discordant voices in the red camp. And the NATO countries led by the United States, under the strong threat of the Soviet Union, firmly supported the United States. The United States has a dominant position in decision-making at United Nations conferences and in decision-making on the world pattern.

The Soviet Union was far superior to the United States in terms of conventional military deterrence, and the Soviet Union invested more than 7 percent of its GDP in the military, and at its peak, the Soviet Army had 5.5 million armored troops and the ability to wage war with countries around the world at the same time. And the United States adopts aircraft carrier diplomacy, the geopolitics is relatively simple, and within the scope of conventional deterrence, almost all of them are their own people.

Strategic deterrence, in general, the strategic ** is still excellent to the United States. However, strategic nuclear deterrence basically guarantees the principle of mutual destruction, so the United States and the Soviet Union are on equal footing in this regard.

Industrial production capacity, the industrial capacity of the USSR in any era was less than 70% of that of the United States.

The standard of living of the people, the American people enjoy the happy time of picnics and barbecues on the weekend, while the Soviet people have to queue up to buy toilet paper bags.

So in general, the Soviet military victory, the economic victory of the United States, and the political aspect of both sides have their own merits, regardless of whether they win or lose.

The Soviet Army was built in a quantitative manner, pursued the doctrine of artillery, the theory of large-depth assault, and the quality of conventional forces was built with the guiding ideology of "sufficient."

Typical world war, the idea of a large-scale war of attrition), attaches great importance to the development of nuclear **. In the Cold War, it gradually developed into a force that waited for the coming of a big war and specialized in destroying the United States.

The US military is a quality-oriented army, attaches importance to three-dimensional operations, and applies high technology (which is related to the national conditions of the two countries), and is a force with the nature of a "world policeman."

Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet army basically maintained absolute quantitative superiority on the basis of a small gap in quality, which is terrible. Once the war starts, the U.S. military, a group of mercenaries who are in the eyes of the world, will be unable to stop this army of daring to die with sticks and heads that are several times their own. Therefore, the U.S. military has always attached importance to the research and development of tactical nuclear ** (the same end tactics!).

The U.S. military was slightly weaker against the Soviet army and paid attention to defense.

The cup of the Soviet Union was "the failure of a quasi-great power in the confrontation with a great power" (to quote the famous quote), not a military defeat, there are many reasons (not just the economy, that is a partial generalization), the peacetime is also full of crises, the Soviet army did not sleep well, they have been waiting, waiting for the moment when the Cold War becomes hot, but it is a pity.

In terms of army operations, the Soviet Army ranks first in the world, and the United States is not a dish in terms of individual soldier quality and equipment. In terms of air force and air defense, the US Air Force is slightly stronger than the Soviet Air Force, and air defense is the world of the Soviets. In terms of navy, the Soviet Union was a generation behind the United States in terms of surface ships, except for submarines, which were stronger than the United States.

The summary is that the Soviet army belongs to the continental offensive type, and the United States belongs to the global deployment type.

The USSR was bolder, the United States was stronger.

The Soviet Union dared to play with its life, but the United States did not dare.

As can be seen from the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States is stronger.

The defeat of the Soviet Union was not a purely military issue, but an extremely complex political and economic issue, and the final disintegration of the Soviet Union was directly related to the basic strategy of the United States to dismantle the Soviet Union for more than 40 years.

Comparison of military strength: In the year, the total strength of the Soviet Red Army reached 5.13 million (excluding security and internal guard forces). The supreme leadership of the Armed Forces of the USSR was the CPSU**, the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers. The universal compulsory military service system is implemented, with three years of service in the Navy and two years in other branches of the armed forces.

2.The Soviet Army is divided into five services: the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Air Defense Force, the Strategic Rocket Forces, and the Soviet Union has other border guards and internal affairs forces.

The Soviet Union was a founding member of the Warsaw Pact and had troops stationed in Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Mongolia and other countries. There are also military or military advisers and technicians in Viet Nam, Cuba and a number of other countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The military strength of the USSR was as follows, (the number of which is based on 1988): the Army, with a number of 1.99 million, divided into 16 military districts. It is organized into 51 tank divisions, 142 motorized infantry divisions, 7 airborne divisions, about 10 air assault brigades and 16 front artillery divisions, equipped with 10,000 main battle tanks, 10,000 armored combat vehicles, 10,000 artillery pieces, and about 1,570 ground-to-ground missile launchers.

4.The Soviet Union was the founding member of the Warsaw Pact, and in 1988, the Soviet Union stationed about 380,000 troops in Germany, about 40,000 in Poland, 80,000 in Czechoslovakia, and 10,000 in Hungary. The Soviet Union also had 10,000 troops in Afghanistan and 10,000 in Mongolia until 1987.

There are also military or military advisers and technicians in Viet Nam, Cuba and a number of other countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

5.On the U.S. military, paper data: Army: 10,000 Air Force: 10,000 Navy: 580,000 Marines: 10,000.

The total number is more than 2.02 million, but the US military has two major characteristics, one is the civilian personnel system, and the other is a reserve force with high combat readiness. The 2.02 million of the U.S. military is a real combat force. The Soviet army also had some non-active personnel, but the relative proportion was very low.

Many of the personnel within the Soviet military establishment did civilian work in the US military.

6.The U.S. military also has a first-class reserve of 1.68 million, and these Army National Guard and Air National Guard are well-trained and well-trained, and these National Guard divisions or air wings stationed in the Gulf region during the Gulf War all have a very high level of combat readiness and combat capability. Stronger than the regular forces of most countries.

Here we only count the 570,000 Army National Guard and Air National Guard that can be mobilized for war at any time.

7.That is to say, if the Soviet army is deducted from the border guards, internal affairs troops and air defense forces, it is more than 2.4 million, which is comparable to the US military, if you count these internal affairs troops, territorial air defense, etc., the Soviet army is more than 3.4 million, while the US army is 2.02 million plus 1 million plus 570,000, close to 3.59 million. The U.S. military is actually an armed force of the same size as the Soviet Army.

The problems of the Soviet Union were in itself, and the differences in development paths and ideals and beliefs within the Soviet Union eventually led the Soviet Union to abandon itself.