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[quote=GUESTXINCHN,322397]7. Japan - Thanks to help from the USA, Japan has quite a collection of US weaponry in its collection to augment its indigenous weapons and troops.  Due to its post-WWII constitution, Japan is officially a pacifist country and can only mantain a self defense force and not an official military.  Though it is a fairly effective force with its share of advanced weaponry,  the status of Self Defense Force strips Japan of offensive weaponry such as cruise missiles or anything that can strike outside of a certain allowable distance, and although the JSDF has 300 000 some members, SDF status means that none of the personnel are officially active duty meaning the entire military is similar to the US national guard in principle.  Because of these considerations I've ranked Japan lower than that of Germany, England, and France.  Otherwise Japan would be on par or even ahead of them in my ranking.

8. India - Has the 2nd largest army in the world, 3rd if counting only active troops (behind China and the USA).  Its military capability and readiness is due in part to tensions with Pakistan.  Although India has such a large army, it lacks cohesion and discipline compared to armies like China and Russia, although it should be noted that the Indian airforce performed very well and humiliated the US airforce in the cope India air combat exercise.

9/10. North Korea - Kim Jong il may be a complete dick to his people, but he likes to spend alot of resources on the DPRK military.  Aside from successfully testing nuclear weapons, North Korea has the 5th largest standing army with more than 1 000 000 personnel but has huge numbers in reserve (close to 6 million counting reserves, militia, and paramilitary).  Due to the influence of the paranoid North Korean leadership, the country has a huge emphasis on defense and thus North Korea has 49.03 Active troops per thousand citizens, which is a huge number compared to the US (4.76 Troops /1000 civilians) and China (1.71 troops /1000 civilians making North Korea a country very focused on military.

9/10. South Korea - Due to its tensions with the North, South Korea needs to maintain a military with high combat readiness at all times.  South Korea has mandatory military service for at least 2-3 years for all males once adulthood has been reached.  It's military is supported by US weapons and needs to maintain effective strength in the air, sea, and ground to deter North Korean aggression.  Has an active force of 687 000 but counting its reserves and paramilitary, its total strength is comparable to the North Koreans with about 5 million.

I did not include the Ukraine, Israel, or Iran but it should be noted they have quite the military as well.
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