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[quote=GUESTXINCHN,322394]The USA possesses undoubtedly the most powerful military right now, but that does not mean they are undefeatable nor invincible.  I'm surprised some posters didn't even give China a place in the top 5...
The top US airforce brass in Korea admitted candidly that the current US air assets in the East Asian region does not have the capabilities to penetrate Chinese airspace unless a large contingent of 5th generation aircraft (F-22, F-35) is moved to Guam. Even then it would cost the USAF heavily to establish a foothold (Note: The United States did not establish effective air superiority over North Vietnam during the Vietnam war).  It is not widely known but Russia is actually a generation ahead of the United States in missile technology and if you search up sunburn missile or SS-N-20 there is information about this missile, deployable by air (Tupolev 22 or 160 Blackjack Bomber) or sea (Any DDG class destroyer/cruiser) and a single missile has a very high chance (60-80%) to penetrate the US Navy Aegis system and hit a US carrier.  Documents available online show that the Clinton administration tried to purchase these missiles for their own Navy but in the end the contract was given to China.  The Russian military, while VERY formidable, is not as well funded and has recently been surpassed by the Chinese military, which has the resources and capital to equip ultra-modern weaponry such as the SS-N-20 and others. The US 7th fleet in Japan would be vulnerable to such weaponry combined with a modest Chinese Naval defence fleet and modern People's Liberation Army Airforce.  A ground war in China would be completely out of the question as I believe that would spell devastation for any invading ground troops.  With all this in mind this is my opinion of rank.
 
My rankings are:

1. USA - The top military in the world, advanced weaponry and plenty of capital and resources spent on maintaining combat capability for its armed forces.  Advanced airforce with a headstart in stealth capabilities (though countries like Russia, China, South Korea, Japan are in the middle of developing their own indigenous stealth programs), 600 ship Blue Water Navy with a global reach and established military presence in many areas of the world. Not to mention a global economy to back it.  Far surpasses any other country in military spending as shown by other posters.
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