Not mentioned is the nearly 500,000,000 firearms in its citizens hands, and over 1 Trillion rounds of ammo. Making it the largest military in the world, on its own unique territories. In fact, its citizens possess more small arms ammo, than the US military.
In addition, there would be a Butt-Ton of Veterans, hunters, trail hikers and wilderness enthusiasts who'd be able to quickly train, organize and deploy local defenses.
Just like they say Yamamoto said, behind every blade of grass is an American with a gun. Not sure if that was actually said but it is true, any invader to our Country wouldn't only be dealing with our military, they'd be dealing with ALL of us.
The one thing that never gets addressed either is whether the US decides to fight a "nice" war or not. As history has shown us. the US fighting for perceived self preservation is an entirely different beast than the US fighting for more "diplomatic" or "economic" reasons. If you want an example of the US fighting without taking diplomacy into account at all, ask Japan.
@@stephanien2323 those bombs were not nuclear if I recall.... Not to mention the non nuclear bombs Americans have now are 100 times more powerful just rarely used....
@@stephanien2323 firebombing killed about more Japanese than the two nuclear strikes and we had plans to make it more deadly... before we dropped the nukes...
@@brandonpearson4142 No, we don't. The only bombs we have that are larger than those Atomic bombs are larger Nukes. No conventional bomb comes anywhere close to the 2 bombs dropped on Japan.
The UK had a large and powerful high tech navy in 1800 however their army wasn’t as powerful, but yes the USA somehow manages to have all categories, Air, Naval, Ground and Nuclear a very very huge quantity and of course, their technological capabilities are intensely good.
well, our Navy and Air force are huge. And I would agee that our Army and Marine ground troops are the best trained standard army the world has ever seen, but our ground forces would be destroyed if we got locked in a land war. Ground war, in general, should be long over and Russia is showing why right now. Its brutal and almost entirely unpredictable. In the air and the sea, it does not matter how hard you want to fight, technology will win every time. However, on the ground it is a different story. The slower pace, the use of cover and maneuvers, the fact destroying the vehicles doesn't mean the fight is over, and the role morale can play in ground combat means that a ground war is a crap shoot at best. Don't give the enemy a chance to make martyrs, don't give the people of the enemy reason to hate your people because of brutal ground war, and most importantly don't hand the enemy an opportunity to steal a win when you should only ever offer the opportunity to surrender.
@@I_give_up_already to oversimplify yes, not even the most vocally opposed, like china or Russia either considering that’s a large part of their trade.
@@shawnarthur1516this take is reductivist. You should zoom into the specific families and areas. We have a lot of diehard allies in the regions you specified
The U. S. military capability and readiness is far far more advanced than any public subject graphic presentation could ever disclose. If this presentation left you with a chill, the truth of our actual capability would leave you frozen. Our readiness objective, however, is to defend and detour; not fight. It's only reassuring to know you have in excess of what's required to do either tactical approach successfully.
Just for anyone wondering: OPEC stands for The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Also, the Suez Canal is one of the busiest trade routes in the world, with approximately 12% of total global trade moving through it. Energy exports like liquified natural gas, Crude oil, and refined oil make up 5% to 10% of global shipments.
One thing that makes me glad to live in the U.S. is our military. There’s not much any other country can do. We have so much protection plus most of our citizens are armed to the teeth as well
Yes. That also increase the possibility of Civil war in US. We saw in last election how things can escalate. Also Americans don't need invasion/ Terror attack. More american die every year due to Mass shooting. Atleast other parts of the world can send their children to school without worry. Guns in everybody's hand only cause caos Sooner / laters.
well, an armed insurrection literally took our capitol 2 years ago...... so...... we are not as secure as you might think. and the shitty part is, we dont know if that faction will be in jail or in office 2 years from now
That one relative at a party that you can just vibe with without having to say or do much, but are totally cool to hang out with each other with no pressure to entertain one another. That's how I see it at least, lol.
@@h.s.6269 Canada, Australia, Britian, etc. We're all family. We all have our arguments, but you mess with my brother/cousin/etc we gonna knock the socks off ya. lol I'd never want to actually fight any of them, despite the bickering we have between each other.
@@OutlawCaliber13 I agree with that and I think that's why when 9/11 hit it was like Thanksgiving day and someone threw food at the cook... They get the wrath of the family, for their own good as a behavioral check.
Britain thinks of USA as the aggravating teenage brother. Highly inflated sense of self importance, stupidly obsessed with Patriotism with some ridiculous laws but despite our differences .... Will automatically stand with/ for the US if someone comes and bullies them. That's what brothers do. They spend most of their time bickering or arguing but will stick up for each other
@kaiser9109 True. However, out group preference and self hatred is kind of a thing with many European descended Americans. I'm not sure what it is like in the Common Wealth countries, but upper middle class to upper class white kids are fairly self loathing in the US.
I've actually seen the Suez Canal when I was stationed in Egypt in the US Army. It is a very small waterway, practically a ditch; so it is no surprise to me that modern tankers routinely get stuck, and I can assure you it would be no problem to render it inoperative.
Thank you for what you do. I am from the USA and it is so nice to see that people have such high respect for our people and Country. Normally we are hearing, how big of assholes we are. The majority of Americans are not assholes. We are just as respectful of others as they are to us. If you get my meaning. We have respect for others until they give us a reason to do otherwise. Love and peace to all. From Idaho USA ❤
We don't have respect for the US, we just tolerate them. Definitely one of the most ignorant people on the planet and thank goodness they stay on their side of the border.
@@JB-yb4wn Let me guess, You've never actually been to the U.S. before have you? Ever interacted with an American in their homeland? Boy, that'd prove you wrong real quick
@@garlicbread6308 Well nematode, I live in Vancouver which is just 45 minutes from the border. I have been to your shit hole country too many times not because I want to go there, but because I have clients in Seattle. I honestly dread going there, it's such a dump compared to Vancouver.
@@JB-yb4wn you went to f*cking Seattle of all places and decided all Americans are like that? That's like meeting one asshole from Europe and assuming all people from Europe are the same. Also, did you really think Seattle of all places was good to judge compared to the rest of America?
Well when Americans say. “We have all the oil we need here, why the heck are we still buying it from overseas!?!?” So we don’t have to use it in case this happens. It’s called combat readiness. And keeping our oil reserves is a major part of protecting the homeland. Pretty simple.
Also I can imagine that other military commanders aren't as stupid as yours and they do know where the reserve is and how many seconds it will last once you start dropping guided bombs on those resevoir tanks. The whole thing is sitting in Elmwood, which is close to New Orleans.
@@Maples01 You are talking about the same mind set of American companies that exported whole industries offshore to make money. This will be their great undoing.
@@JB-yb4wn Heavily taxing them, license, fees, etc and you don't think they will relocate elsewhere. Why must they pay taxes, you realize the money isn't even spent in America, our government blows our money all over the globe, then borrow more, promising we pay that back too, and give it away, foreign aid, buy friends, pay nations to make nice, its all theft! Taxation is theft, we've come full circle and are right back where the colonists were, being robbed by the kingdom!
Don't forget the USA citizen population possess about 40% of the worlds firearms making those citizens a well equipped Militia force be threatened by foreign or domestic enemy forces
Just one thing to add to this. US military doctrine is not “two major theater wars”. It has been, for decades, the capability to conduct two major theater wars AND a “police action” elsewhere. So, basically, two and a half war actions in different areas of the globe. Simultaneously.
It's now down to 1 major theater war + a small action on the side. We are down to 10 carriers, 9 since we are pulling one off the line and modifying and refitting it to carry the F-35A. Also the Navy is looking at reducing that even more.
@@pogo1140 oh trust me, no the hell they are not. Being part of a military family that's pretty deep into it, we are only bolstering our forces. Can't and won't say how nor with what, but trust me when I say this, we have added a whole 1940's America worth of power to our military in relative terms in the past 5 years alone.
@@H3LLS4NG3L The Total number of aircraft carriers that the US Navy can send to assist the one in the Med or to open up another front in the Baltic is 1, and only because that 1 is already at sea acting as a training ship. As of 2020, the USAF was looking at reducing tac air flight hours from 200hrs to 150hrs or so. (that's still better than the Russian average of 60-100hrs/yr but it's a level that guarantees loss of skills) Mission capable rates should be at 80%, they are closer to 60% though the USAF is reporting in the 70+% by not counting planes that are in storage or depot level maintenance.
@@MrKylljoy lol Europe is not as heavily invested into weapons R&D. If you think any nation has a military that can rival the U.S. technologically then you are the one that is delusional.
@@MrKylljoy I'm American and not proud of it but it's mostly true, most of the military tech in Europe came from us to begin with, right after 9/11 we were literally spending more on our military than the entire rest of the world combined, it's even more absurd when you consider we probably have one of the the most enviably easily defendable positions on earth, with mass quantities of every vital resource. No one has seen the US military go even close to all out since World War Two, if we actually mass mobilized it would be horrifying, even without our nuclear arsenal. I'm most curious about our ability to knock out other countries'electric and communications grids, as well as our own susceptibility. Our domestic infrastructure is WAAAY behind where it should be, cost of having an empire 😥
In my immediate family over the course of 25 years we have had: 5 marines; 4 naval personnel; 1 Army Ranger. All of the navy members served on an aircraft carrier. Theres a lot of power out there on the high seas.
What's even more amazing is that a majority of us Americans can say we are related to or know multiple who have or are currently serving, and that we are a 100% all volunteer military ❤
I could also go back 5 generations. Only 2 were US Military. The other 3 were Italian Army and / or the Finnish Army. Suffice to say from what Grandad says, You haven't seen fear until you confront Finns in the winter on our mountains. Can you see why the USA would rather not have a world war? Some of us would rebel. I for one would never condone attacking what grandad calls "the old country". We all still have a piece of our heart over there.
I’m a US citizen. My father is retired military. Having grown up I’ve never had the feeling the US ever to want or feel it needed to conquer the world. A super power who’s directive is be able to fight 2 wars simultaneously is sure winner for any country. The money spent yearly on our defense budget for the military is and has been more then many GDPs countries around the world. That being said the movie War Games comes to mind when the computer simulations at NORAD plays out scenarios only to conclude the best to win the war is not to play the game.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To put your minds at ease, the US has always been accepting of refugees from countries that we have been at war with. Most Americans are very protective of our"brothers and sisters" across the pond! I'd vouch for the two of you guys including your families!💗
What are you talking about, we turned away jews during WW2, we constantly screw over locals that have helped us like most recently in Afghanistan. We do allow in more people per year than anyone in the world. Unless you means years after which is kinda a moot point...
Zach, the US internment camps were resorts compared to the death camps Japan had across Asia, in China, the Philippines, Indonesia etc.. were they starved, tortured and killed the various Asian people, Dutch, English French, Australian and Americans. Try looking online, Asia was filled with thousands of those death camps. There are photos online of people including children who were little more than skeletons. Google to read about “comfort women” Asian women forced into sex slavery by the Japanese. I disagree with internment camps but Roosevelt also interred German and Italian immigrants and stated that there had been Japanese, German and Italian immigrants whose loyalty lay not with the country that gave them a home but with their former countries. They were well fed, housed in safe and good conditions and received health care, not one of them was thin.
As a US Navy vet I love how info graphics always forgets that the US tends to go for the jugular in wars. We would go for the oil but we would also use our vast inventory of long range conventional missles to wipe out as many military targets as posible first and lets not forget history proves that when faced with insurmountable odds like japan in ww2 we can do things like fire bombing campaigns which killed more than the 2 nukes we dropped , and besides even hitler had allies at first in russia and italy
Must be why we did none of that since when? Look at iraq or afghanistan...they apparently love long corruption wars now. Besides this soft population we have now couldn't even handle the losses we had in korea...look how they react to any american casualties in the past 20 years. It'd be like vietnam ...they proud they know someone fighting until they come back then it's screw you type of thing.
Stopping a war to save money does not mean we were defeated. All these wars people claim the US lost lasted as long as they did due to wanting little civilian casualties or other similar reasons. The US could have just sent nothing but bombs and missiles to end the war if limiting casualties wasn’t important. And against something like the US vs The World, I doubt much cate would be given to civilians so you can expect them to go all out for once.
@@sarge3109 👏👏👏👏👏👏 yes yesss u just hit the nail spot on people who aren’t war officials could never understand the possibilities of conflict in a country that have no hope to fend for themselves right when the us packed their bags Afghanistan crumbled
You’re right! We are friends. My dad hails from Liverpool and my mum is American. I have dual citizenship, and will always love both countries. I am also a firm 2nd amendment advocate and believe that behind our amazing military we have citizens that would take up arms against any threat. Myself included. My AR is for protection from all threats, foreign and domestic. Don’t worry, the United States has got you covered!
I'm a proud gun owner and big 2nd amendment supporter. My 9 guns of all types and 18,000 or so rounds of ammo stored up in ammo cans shows that. But the reality is in today's wars people like us aren't gonna be able to defeat an enemy with fighter bomber jets and tanks etc. It's silly to think we could repel an enemy with a real army and those type of weapons to use against us.
I’ve seen videos of other countries that were in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan that were all 100% excited to see the US TROOPS! They knew that just by them being there, also the ground/air support that follows them made everyone feel better knowing they had the us support
This is true! We're not bad people at all. I don't know how much food, drinks or even candy for the kids, that I've giving up to people in Iraq. Most of the people loved us, besides the ones that try to kill us.
Yeah! Oh Boy! I bet the Kurds thought the same thing until you abandoned their asses. On the bright side, they did manage to make an arrangement with the Russians.
Understand, the USA has this capability now and has had it for several years, but has made no moves to dictate to the rest of the world. Instead, the USA has had an attitude of "Can't we all just get along and live and let live?" The USA also sends help or requests permission to send help to countries with natural disasters, even if those countries have animosity to the USA. The USA wants to live in peace, si vis pacem para bellum.
Well said! 👏 I've been saying that for years now. If the US was so mean, what's stopping them from blowing everybody up who hates America and putting the proverbial boot on everyone else? Do you think if Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, etc. had the tech the US has, that they wouldn't be planning on taking over the world? You'd be nuts if you said no. They would in a heartbeat and then see how you like the world if one of those country's were in charge. They are MALEVOLENT nations, whereas the US is a BENEVOLENT country. Always has been. 🇺🇸
Unfortunately the trolls & anti-US propaganda has really turned people into believing otherwise. There's so much Russian & China Anit-west propaganda,not even sure why the US allows these totalitarian countries to operate major news outlets in the US.
@@JB-yb4wn We got dragged into all those wars! Europe can't live in peace unless the US provides that peace to protect it from other war mongering nations. We fought the Revolution to gain our independence, not for any other reason. The Civil War was a tragedy, but it was a war with ourselves. It also paved the way for racial justice, which lots of people don't recognize. The Korean War was to try to stop the spread of communism and South Korea was born of that. The Vietnam War was for the same reason and was born of a TRUE Democrat JFK. The Gulf War was to end tyranny and give the people a chance for a better life. Desert Storm was for the same reason. Some nations peoples are so used to living with the boot to the throat, that they don't know any other way and think the US is the bad guy. SD&SU
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. ... This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
Don't at all underestimate the capabilities of England. I think you would be amazed at what your country is fully capable of when it comes down to war. Very impressive indeed!!
“be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" - Mattis As an army vet, I can say without a doubt no nation can really produce the caliber of generals like Patton or Eisenhower in the modern era except the US. It would be a nightmare to tactically battle a general like that esp one with the amount of military resources and assets we have.
I can only speak to army training, but if you really give yourself to the process, they really do break you and instill you with what’s been coined as the “indomitable American spirit.” Most commissioned officers have such a natural charisma about them, it’s hard to really describe and I cannot speak to what they go through at OCS but the most distinguished ones come from West Point.
@@davidcosta2244 not really. All it was military waging total war on a civilian population. First war balloons were sparingly used, sure, but it was just northern barbarity.
America loses to Third world countries routinely, and hasn't actually been in a War since WW II (everything after that period has been "Military Actions Declared by Congress"). With the new "Woke" Nonsense, such as making "Shark Attacks" (recruits being yelled at by multiple Drill Sergeants) illegal, because it hurts recruits feelings, the US is producing low quality soldiers, and Generals like Milley. In recent Military War Games v. Britain, they performed so poorly, at one point they wanted to restart the exercise and have a Do Over, and have become a Joke internationally. ruclips.net/video/LfMiImAKbg4/видео.html
3 days ago I was given a recommendation to watch this channel and I decided to check it out and now I am hooked. You two are very genuine in your reactions to the videos you have chosen to react to. I have smashed that subscribe button. I look forward to seeing more of you guys in the future. Keep it real.
For everything the common man knows (like the guy(s) who made this video), there's something, even if only a work in progress, that is highly classified and kept under wraps for tactical advantage. Even if the US didn't have the best military in terms of equipment and preparedness, it's true strength lies in its ability to take its time and strategize the best possible course of action and then make that happen.
One fact this doesn't take into account. The US has the largest oil reserve on the planet estimated to be somewhere between 3-9 TRILLION barrels worth of oil. The original estimates were 3 trillion, but the latest numbers suggest it is closer to 9 trillion. As for how much of that is recoverable, about 20%-30% using modern technology. So anywhere from 900 billion to 3 trillion barrels of recoverable oil. Edit: This is an oil reserve that nobody has tried to access yet because of how deep it is and how difficult it will be to extract that oil. Of course, the real problem here is that they completely ignored South Ameria as they don't really have any military capabilities, but what they do have is OIL and if the world elected to exploit that and then use their good submarines to scout a safe path from Brazil to Europe, small amount of oil from South America could get through the US blockade. Oh, and OPEC stands for the "Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries"
and we could easily just buck up and invest in wind, nuclear and solar energy. become entirely oil-independent within our own borders for energy. Then just keep the electric car ball rolling and leave everbody in the dust as far as dependence on other nations. leveraging us even further on the world stage. imagine if we got to sell our oil almost entirely. imagine if our solar and wind fields were in the central US and nearly impenetrable to foreign attack.. Kansas alone could house enough wind turbines to power half of America. Wind alley could produce enough electricity to keep every North American nation powered 24/7, 365. with some to spare.... the wind doesnt fully go away across a 1500 mile stretch of land. and its not ever going away.
Estimates say that the US has the largest untapped oil reserve in the world under the Rockies. Enough to provide oil to the US for the next 2000 years. The problem lies in getting it out of the ground. It would have to be done from Montana or somewhere up there, I can't remember where exactly.
If it's any consolation and makes you feel better we (The USA) do consider you to be our friends. Remember though. We appear to be a nation full of so many different views and political beliefs that we could not possibly agree on anything. That is not really the case. After the 9/11 attacks everyone and I mean EVERYONE was pissed. People who had never considered military careers we signing up just to get a chance to hit back. I knew guys that quit their jobs to travel to NY City to volunteer in the cleanup. 24*7 there was a feeling of Fury in the air. Most people know how proud Americans are of their country. That is what makes us a special kind of dangerous when crossed.
Those years right after were certainly something. There was a tangible drive and unity that fucking EVERYONE felt. That would play a huge factor in this scenario, whether or not the American people felt it justified and unavoidable. Cause I'd bet everything that if it sparked the same vibe that 9/11 did, we would go all WW mode again and turn as much work force as possible to supporting the effort. In a time where women didn't work (ww2, not 9/11) they dropped everything and worked overtime in factories happily and went home to tend community gardens to feed themselves and their area. For 9/11 so, so many people volunteered and those who didn't sent many care packages specifically to loved ones who did join and another package to be distributed to the general force. The time after 9/11 really was an interesting time to say the least. You could meet a perfect stranger and still feel bonded as Americans and help them out. Patriotism, compassion, and yes a thirst for revenge was our unifying drive. I miss the pride and compassion of those times, not the tragedy that led to it all though, that kind of trauma shook everyone to the core, which I assume would be similar in the scenario here.
The American people have always had a heart of gold and pride, no matter what. You best believe our military would go from 1.3 million active duty, to possibly tens of millions.
This also didn’t even consider stuff like the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. DoD airlift capability using some 450 aircraft ready within 72 hours from over 20 airlines like FedEx and UPS. FedEx alone has over 400 long range cargo aircraft capable of moving troops, munitions, and even vehicles. We can basically send anything, anywhere in the world in less than 24 hours. It’s like a having a 4th U.S. air force.
In Colorado Springs (USA) the airforce bases are now being bolstered by Space Force bases... satellite capabilities were touched on in this video but to have an entire devoted branch likely means those abilities run much deeper.
@@JB-yb4wn Why is that funny? Are you so ignorant? Most military information is kept secret to have the upper hand against enemies. Put aside even space force which likely is more capable than most think. You still have many secret weapons and strategies which the military is hiding. This isn't conspiracy theories or anything, just the basic art of war.
Super fascinating stuff for sure, even just understanding of how geography and oil play such a big role in this simulated conflict. It's also oddly reassuring considering the current war going on in Ukraine. Still, the main takeaway for me is how pointless it would be to waste all these resources and lives while crippling the world economy. So in the end, nobody really wins, which is exactly what we've always known about wars
Think about this the American dollar is accepted in every country if it's devalued they would have a problem buying from each other because the money would be worthless, you can go to any country and spend a dollar but you have to convert their money to spend in America or use a credit card.
@@Christobanistan usa economy is the lynch pin as its integrated almost everywhere on earth id like to see the number of countries that run almost exclusively on us investment for example Mexico makes almost 30 percent of income on money sent to the country from people who have family in the usa
@@FloridaMan_omega So if the whole world attacks America, defending itself would be " flipping the fucking board over?" Not sure how, but okay. Personally, if I was facing extinction at the hand of foreign powers, I'd hope my government would do whatever it had to to defend my life (and freedom).
When you mention its not all about "all guns blazing" and 1 little strategic move can turn a war... it reminded me of a quote.. “To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Trying to remember if there has ever been a dominant country before that had so few imperialistic goals. The USA could take over any area it chose, but has virtually no interest.
That's not exactly true. The US is just using a newer version of imperialism. You don't need to conquer and control every country if you can help setup governments that ally with your own country. The US also controls many other nations by being intertwined with their economics. The US, which I am proudly a citizen of (just to clarify), still has imperialistic goals. They have just gone about it in a completely different way.
Yes a lesson China hasn't learned and continues to grab for power. The world should actually be thanking India for keeping China busy at their borders. That's also why it's so troubling to see how the world is reacting to the whole Taiwan isn't a country Chinese propaganda. The fact that everyone seems to bow down to China including the USA with its current administration makes this whole video nullified.
@Rage Kage What kind of proof would you like? Would you like a list of the countries governments we have interfered with and installed political leaders that were sympathetic to the US? Would you like a list of the countries whose entire economies would collapse without the US's involvement? Or would you like a list of countries with US military bases in them? Imperialism doesn't have to have a negative connotation to it (though there are many instances in US history that are negative).
Just letting you know there are actual drills the US does in order to figure out the breaking point of the military by being spread out, and the limit is three combat command regions (6 all together). So it'd actually turn out bad for the US but the US would make sure to keep the fight on the offensive as much as possible away from the states.
The timelines they used within this were grossly over estimated. And only utilized Naval Forces for the most part. There are 4 other branches of US military that weren't even discussed. They also didn't include drone capabilities when talking about alternative oil production outside of the Middle East.
@@ericropp6364 You do know, that right now that there are Turkish drones being deployed in the Ukraine, which everyone says are pretty good. Elbit systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Thales Group, BAE Systems (who make a lot of weapons for the US military), and of course SAAB. These guys are not slouches. I would also imagine that companies like DJI could easily convert their drones into military drones. FIMI has swarming drones that they use instead of fireworks which again could be used for military purposes. Don't underestimate your opponents, they are just as capable of destroying targets as you guys are.
As Teddy Roosevelt (my favorite US President) said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." We rarely want to use that big stick, but we have it if we must. We've not always used our military in the most ideal way, but we try to use it judiciously. BTW, you guys should check out a video about President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (perhaps from the Biographics channel, for example). Fascinating guy who had quite an amazing life.
@@eipi5173 The same Andrew Jackson who ignored a Supreme Court ruling to leave the Choctaws and Cherokee nations on their own land and send them on the Trail of Tears? Is it that Andrew Jackson we are talking about?
You should to the search for D.B. Cooper by Lemmino. Fascinating mystery and broken down and explained amazingly in the video. It's very compelling. It's a longer video (~20 min) but my guarantee that it's worth it, it's the type of thing that I rly think both of you would find entertaining. Cheers!
No other nation has ever had the capabilities of the U.S. and used it less. Can you imagine if Russia or China had these capabilities instead of us? What would they do with it? We just want trade, ,man, business! If we had our way there would be a McDonalds and Starbucks in every city, town, and village on the planet..lol.
"Use it less" what the fuck are you talking about? The U.S.. has been involved in some military action since the Korean War. The U.S. is constantly sticking it's nose in other's business all around the globe.
The lack of meaningful transport has always been the Achilles heel of any Eurasian country wanting to invade the United States...even France strained its marine resources to support its Imperial adventure in Mexico in the 1860s, and this was only made possible by Britain's (and the Royal Navy's) forbearance, and the United States being pre-occupied with its Civil War. If Russia, China or India shared a land border with the contiguous United States, that would be a major problem for Americans, but its long been recognized that, if you can't march there, a country's army can't directly threaten the United States.
As a retired Navy carrier pilot, I flew against Soviet aircraft and in wars games. The military doctrine is to hit hard at the enemies bases, both land and sea ports. I know we have always been taught to fight a defense battle, but our plan B is lethal beyond words. We have so many weapons in secret, in places like area 51 and elsewhere, the public and our enemies would be shocked. The day a war like this would happen is so small it's safe to say it would not happen at all. Everyone in the world understands the United States is a sleeping giant best left alone. Look what happened to Japan in WWII. Oh and as far as you gaining entry into the USA once the shooting starts, not very. The country would lock down the entry to prevent spies. Cheers
@@starmnsixty1209 It goes beyond Trump or Biden, that kind of stuff extends to our three majour government branches, too. Nobody would get in or out in the event of a global war.
The U.S has been the most formidable force in the world since we abolished the Articles of Confederation and got our shit together with the Constitution. Even before then, we kicked Britain's ass. At their prime. And we were the first in the world to gain fighting independence from Great Britain. The U.S has always been a powerhouse, with or without foreign support.
Yes,the USA & Britain are longtime friends/allies and we have no desire to dominate any other country. Honestly,we have enough problems here. I think our military objectives were shaped by WW II. My father,who served in the Pacific in the Navy always said we had to conquer the Japanese island by island at a great cost of life.
The canal is pretty neat. There’s also another canal between South America and North America called the Panama Canal which cuts traffic from having to go around South America.
There are a few of these videos on RUclips. One that I watched was “What if” an opposing nation made it to our beaches and tried to invade. The mass percentage of the U.S. population is armed because of our gun laws, and therefore would allow its citizens to provide a defense. Needless to say, a land invasion would not make it very far.
It would because eventually you will run out of people, food, bullets etc. You have to understand that there are many, many, countries a lot smarter than the US.
@@JB-yb4wn Actually the U.s. could sustain itself on food, quite well actually, which you'd know if you'd get your damn facts straight, but I guess you're too busy hating on the country to actually fact-check yourself, aren't you?
@@JB-yb4wn Lol... The US citizen population alone owns 40% of the world's guns. Think about that for a second and how astounding that is - and over 1 trillion rounds of small arms ammo.
I speak to you as the direct descendant of King George III. He was the last Crowned Sovereign to rule in this country, and it is therefore with a particular personal interest that I view those events which took place 200 years ago. It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated as much in Britain as in America. Not in rejoicing at the separation of the American Colonies from the British Crown but in sincere gratitude to the Founding Fathers of this great Republic for having taught Britain a very valuable lesson. This morning I saw the famous Liberty Bell. It came here over 200 years ago when Philadelphia, after London, was the largest English speaking city in the world. It was cast to commemorate the Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, but is better known for its association with the Declaration of Independence. Today, to mark the 200th anniversary of that declaration, it gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the British people, to present a new bell to the people of the United States of America. It comes from the same foundry as the Liberty Bell, but written on the side of the Bicentennial Bell are the words “Let Freedom Ring”. It is a message in which both our people can join and which I hope will be heard around the world for centuries to come. _ Queen Elizabeth II Philadelphia P.A.on July 6, 1976.
lets see virginia class subs were recently upgraded ohio class subs were (still are being replaced technically) replaced aircraft carriers are being replaced with the newest class as well the gerald ford class 2 completed and 1 in service so far and i believe the current total number of F-35's in service is 700 spending more on our military then most the rest of the world combined has its benefits no matter how much some complain about it
He also didn't mention that we have an absolutely ridiculous amount of intercontinental ballistic missiles that are launched from underground silos and can strike anywhere on the planet. We can't use nukes in the scenario, but ballistic missiles aren't nuclear and they are still absolutely devastating. More than likely it'd be over before any real battle to place. Which is why NO ONE ever wants another major war in the world. Weapons are far too devastating now, too many innocent lives would inevitably be lost. No sense in it at all.
@@Alcsaar0 Well that really won't come into play now, will it? You think you have years when the whole planet is going for your throat? Think about this scenario, what did the US do to make countries that have hated eachother's guts for centuries, drop their differences and concentrate their efforts on destroying the US? Think of the resolve and determination, not to mention pure hate that those countries will have in seeing this scenario through.
Just imagine if someone actually knew what the US was truly capable of. There is no way we know how much the US can do. The other thing not mentioned was even if other forces tried to invade they would be met by heavily armed American citizens Luckily Europe is on our side like you said. Thx for the video
With just ~3% of the world's population, the U.S. is NOT capable of nearly as much as you think. We may have all the oil we need for domestic use, but we could only keep up this level of military action for a few months before we ran out of ammunition and missiles.
@@Christobanistan you know who else doubted the capabilities of the US? Germany and Japan in the 1940's. We have everything needed to make ammunition and missiles right here.
@@coolzr573 You obviously know nothing about manufacturing capabilities. We simply cannot make new missiles quickly. If we ran through our entire supply in 6 months, it would be 3 years at least before we could replenish them. Also, in Japan, we we not using missiles.
That’s where many of us came from. Britain will always be family. I’d never underestimate the British either nor any of our allies,all are fighters and great friends.
Beesleys, I absolutely love your videos and I am in awe of your sister countrymen which I am so proud of my country the USA! I admire your love for my country and I am extremely thankful your homeland is our allie! I also love the fact that we where such vicious enemies on both sides and we are so extremely grateful to have you all our great friends!
Projection of power, and logistics. Two lessons America learned very, VERY well during World War Two. And we've never turned our backs on those lessons. So...yeah. But...I never want to see a scenario in which my country is faced off with the rest of the world. No. Just no. We are in an alliance with Western Europe, with the Phillipense, with Taiwan, You can't do anything you want to do just....because...get bent.
If you know we have it, we are 10 years past it.. I just recently found out that Boeing is testing a plasm force field for ship protection... force fields... Star Trek stuff
16:46 Theres a saying that sums this up nicely. "Boys study war, Men study logistics." If one is able to prevent an enemy the capability to prosecute an effective war, then they have won.
I don't know if you caught that, "The US navy BACKED BY THE US COASTGUARD..." The numbers are based on a navy. So if you add the coastguard the numbers increase.
Yea what most people don't realize is how massive the coastguard actually is, iirc it alone makes up the 9 largest navy in the world and has more transport capacity than most nations. Because most people don't realize the coastguard doesn't just guard the US coast but any of our forward bases and such that face open water.
Because of the interest in military projection, the United States can move over 1 million troops to another continent through a Presidential Decree. There are many cruise travel lines located on both the east and west coast. Those liners could be ordered to transport soldiers overseas within 1 week.
Yeah right! Those ships are foreign flagged vessels that don't belong to the US. Moreover, there are many more ocean liners outside of the US. And, moron, if they manage to pack a million people into those incredibly big and slow ships, you think maybe that these things won't be seen from space? And with your 11 minesweepers left in your navy, you tell me the astronomical odds that an ocean liner will make it anywhere before being blown up.
@@JB-yb4wn ;Your forgetting that if any liner was conscripted into service and transporting personnel and equipment they would be escorted by a carrier fleet, as for locating mines, submarines and other weapons targeted on those liners would most likely be blown off this planet, a carrier fleet can and does protect itself very well and can and will find and track any incoming weapon and delt with appropriately. Remember this "Kelly" Johnson's replacement at Lockheed/Martin's Skunk Works told a British Reporter on how far ahead the U.S. is to the rest of the world, he said "Think back to 1917 during WWI and how everyone was flying biplanes, today if WWI was now the U.S. would bring to that war the equipment that was used during the Vietnam Conflict", or the U.S. is about 60 to 65 years ahead in military technologies to the rest of the world, and supplies almost all of the 195 countries with military arms, especially now since the Soviet Union had folded and slowed on military exports to former allies of the U.S.S.R.
@@cudathehawgjetfixer7520 1. So your strategy is to waste one of the 11 or so carriers to escort some ocean liners? You do know that other nations have cruise missiles, in fact other nations have better missiles than yours and would target these ocean liners regardless of which ship is riding shotgun, so to speak. So you plan to spread a million soldiers around the planet with no means of resupplying them? Just think, and I know it's really tough for Americans to do, what happens if just one of these ocean liners get sunk? Then the others have to carry the slack until the next one is sunk, etc. etc. These things take years to build in peacetime and guess what? OCEAN LINERS ARE NOT MADE IN THE US. The US does not have a ship yard big enough to make these things. These countries do: Fincantieri in Italy, Meyer Werft in Germany, STX Europe with locations in Finland and France, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea Disney may own the ships, but because an American company owns the ships, DOES NOT MEAN THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM. Once they get sunk, they are gone for good. The US also doesn't make supertankers, container ships, virtually nothing anymore. The US builds about 10 merchant vessels a year (mainly specialized liquified gas carriers), while China alone builds 1,000. Of the 44,000 vessels registered on this planet, 200 are US vessels. SO no, you guys just don't have the carrying capacity for a million man invasion force, just google this stuff up. 2. If your technology is so advanced, why are your military leaders shitting over their huge gap in hypersonic missiles and torpedoes? I assume that you know the component parts for your technology relies on chips from other countries? I didn't think so, again, too dumb to google this stuff up. 3. According to USA Today, the US sells only to 25 countries. www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/26/us-arms-sales-these-countries-buy-most-weapons-government/39208809/ 4. Being a Canadian, we are very familiar with the American tendency to ignorantly bullshit. That is why we check up on everything you say, we have had over 200 years of this crap from you guys.
@@JB-yb4wn ; And if you really believe that, then I have some land off the coast of Florida I'll sell to you for dirt cheap!!! You have never seen the might of what the U.S. Military could bare, you only see what your suppose to see by all of the propagandists, it's been proven that Russia's top of the line SA sam missile system can be taken out by the F-35, an Israeli F-35 removed one off the planet in Syria a few months back, So, yeah go ahead and believe the propaganda that you are being fed by a government that is constantly trying to steal advanced technologies from the U.S. and they could never really reverse engineer it to make it work correctly. Bill Clinton gave China the technologies for missile staging back in the 1990's and 30 years later they are just now able to make it work right, Russia and America had this technology back in the 1950's almost 70 years ago, again go ahead and believe the propaganda that comes from a government THAT NEEDS TO STEAL TECHNOLOGY FROM AMERICA, JUST TO THINK THEY COULD STAND ON THE SAME PLATFORM ACROSS FROM AMERICA, just think of this America spends in military defense almost two times more than Russia and China combined! And your spouting that their technologies are ahead of America's? Where did they get their advanced technology from to start from? Yep from the dreaded American's. So, when you grow up and realize the fact that the U.S. is 6 decades ahead in advanced technology over the rest of this planet then we'll talk!
He forgot to mention a very important part of the war, US manufacturing. If you know what happened in the US during World War 2, the US would quickly shift to war time manufacturing and likely outpace most of the world in new military equipment (ships, munitions, planes, tanks, etc.) at least in the earliest days of the war. Depending on details, and if the strategy presented was used, the US might even be able to hold the middle east with a ramp up in military recruits and new equipment. Also what he forget is the US has military equipment graveyards. Hundreds of old ships, thousands of older planes, and tanks and innumerable amounts of other obsolete equipment sitting, in various levels of readiness, for redeployed in the even of a major war. Even if the world destroyed everything that is current in active use by the US, we would, nearly, over night have the same size navy, air force and army that is equipped with tech equal to what everyone else is currently using.
Have to disagree. In WW2 the U.S. had a dominant manufacturing industry. Not the case anymore. The U.S. will have to first rebuild its own industry to produce for its war losses. This comes into an alarming case when you realize the tech used by the U.S. military and all of its components having to be imported. (I.E. chips)
While in WW2 we had the materials and capability to switch production, today, we have lost many manufacturing facilities and I don't think it will be anything close to the same as far as output. BUT, the great thing is that we already have such a huge stockpile and there are specialized manufacturing facilities already built for our war machine.
Jive turkey is absolutely correct. The production capability of the US is nowhere near what it was during WWII, nor do we have workers with the necessary skill sets to properly staff manufacturing facilities on the scale we had during WWII. Part of President Trumps desire to “make America great again” was to increase American manufacturing capability. unfortunately manufacturing is “dirty” and goes against everything that Biden and the new green deal advocates want to achieve.
I can only speak for myself,but I like the British people. The way you guys hung in there during WWII (before Japan screwed up & touched our boats & we got in it)showed exactly how smart & tough the Brits are.
In the last few years we have expanded our Naval capabilities even further than what's described in this video. Now if you also factor in the fact when this video was made we had hundreds more fighter jets on order and now have actually taken delivery of most of them and still have our older jets... Yeah, it's quite staggering how huge our military presence is. Now also take into consideration our privately owned guns and ammo being 500 million plus guns and trillions of rounds of ammo in the hands of men and women all over the country, many of our men and women having prior served in the various branches of the US military, and the fact if the draft were enacted we'd have tens of millions of US troops ready to serve.... You can see what a terrifying picture that paints for the opposition.
Can't forget how the current Whitehouse occupant quickly pulled out of Afghanistan, and left behind what, $800 billion in military weapons, equipment, and technology that are probably currently being reversed engineered by our biggest enemies. Thus, helping them close the technological gap even quicker.
@@Gutslinger Even if they figure out how to use it they're not exactly swimming in advanced engineers and aerospace technology. Highly unlikely they'll reverse engineer any of it. Likely most of it will be run into the ground, crashed by inexperienced pilots, and be inoperable within a year or two. Not getting into the political side of the discussion as I disagree with our current administration likely as much as you do but that was not my intent on being a part of the discussion.
Russia and Japan can reverse engineer that tech... it's only Israel's iron dome tech, that they would struggle with (anti missle) maybe some micro chip issues... but regardles it wouldn't matter much tbh. America will never be alone in this kind of war and I'm surprised to think that somehow Germany and the commonwealth would be America's most natural allies as well as israel. Thats a no brainer, truth be told the commonwealth have no love for Asia or the EU, its way to liberal for a conservative people
And no mention of other branches. And this is with tech that's known throughout the world. US is developing crazy advanced technologies. New A10, 6th gen fighter and bomber aircraft, unmanned sea/aerial/ground vehicles, robotics, nanotechnology in medical, new weapon systems for infantry, the list goes on.
@@thomasobrien5320 The French weren’t incompetent any more than the British. When Hitler started to re militarize Germany, France and Britain failed to enforce the terms of Versailles, which they easily could have by occupying the Saarland. Instead, politicians decided to give Hitler everything he wanted. Churchill saw this, hammered on it and was ignored right up to the invasion of Poland. And no one saw blitzkrieg coming. Even the German staff were stunned at their success. There’s nothing politicians can’t f*ck up.
@@jimreilly917, I was referring more to their incompetent military leaders allowing the Nazi's to waltz through the country in a month. The French army was probably the most modern in Europe in regards to equipment at the time.
i feel like if it really were us vs the world, several countries would immediately capitulate and support the us initiative due to that overwhelming presence
Also a very interesting point!!! Quite a few would be like fuck that, let's be friends again, especially if they were nations we had previously considered sister nations like Canada and Britain. Australia is pretty close too imo, but idk current climate with all the things going on there and the power struggles between them and china.
Why would they? The US has obviously screwed up so badly that they have alienated themselves that is what the scenario is alluding to. No nation would capitulate in this circumstance.
@26:30 Thank you for mentioning the U.S. Coast Guard! When other countries' navies are considered, they almost always include the equivalent of the U.S. Coast Guard in their counting. Mostly because few other countries have true blue water navies and call their coast guard equivalents their navies. Yep, it's good to be the only super power. And although we aren't going to war against the world any time soon, I think we're getting fed up policing all the rest of you. We've trying to prevent minor local wars from becoming the next world war but get little cooperation and the opposite of thanks. Is it worth it?
Here's a fun fact: Current US overseas deployment levels are at their lowest since prior to WWII. The US is ALREADY largely leaving the rest of the world to its own devices. Ships have been getting attacked that in times prior the US would have gotten involved. The US Navy is still out there in the world's oceans, but the US is a lot less concerned about protecting shipping as much as it used to. Going forward, the US will likely continue to protect shipping, but it'll be a lot more picky about it. If it doesn't effect the US or very close allies, the US probably won't give much of a flip about it.
Coast Guard vessels also tend to be built "for, but not with" much heavier wartime armament than they normally carry, which could be installed without too much trouble.
@@Seastallion Yeah, the US hasn't cared about anything other than things that could imminently cause a third world war for years at this point. It's basically just become "fuck y'all, do your own thing, and don't come crying back to us when you mess everything up because we weren't around to parent you"
I love the Coast Guard but a general rule of thumb is 'no missiles not military'. Coasties don't wanna be military anyway, we're a little fucked in the head 😂
i think most Americans look out and see the social programs and education opportunities in these other nations and wonder if being the worlds police is actually worth it if the wealth we've accumulated doesn't actually trickle down.
3:43 I had an almost identical moment a few years ago. I vividly remember learning as a kid (less than 20 years ago) Jupiter had 34-ish moons, but then the JWST came along just a few years ago and suddenly the moon count is upwards of 95 lmao.
Plus, I’m pretty sure if the US ever faced a war against the world, the first thing they would do is occupy Canada, Northern Mexico, Yucatán, Panama and Caribbean. Once they sured that up, they’d have all North America and more defensible positions and way more resources. P,us they’d connect Alaska to the rest of the states, enabling much easier movement. Also Including securing the gulf which is huge for transport and resource. Then they’d also have the Canadian oilsands and the many other Canadian resources and cover the entire northern hemisphere forcing enemy forces to have to go around Argentina and be cut off completely in the North.
Keep in mind....the US now has a specialized space force developing...so those targeting satellites for China would be the first space targets in the opening salvos
The X-37 is one peace of hardware that everyone is sleeping on. It's literally a mini drone space shuttle. The Space Force have been launching and recovering those things a lot in the past few years and we barely know what the classified stuff they send up on them along with all those weather sates are.
Yes we are brothers and sisters because part of my family DNA match England, Ireland, Scotland at 40%. France, Austria, German and Noregian the rest. Family roots living in USA since 1,600's.
OPEC, I think it means, Oil Producing Economic Countries, probably wrong however lol, refers to a coalition of countries in the middle East that provide over 80% of the worlds oil
no one ever explains how Chinese long range missiles ever actually find and hit their targets. US ships are beyond line-of-sight, and always moving. Requires real-time tracking and targeting with great precision at great distances. You need to observe the target to hit it.
That's why the Chinese anti-ship missles have such a complex kill-chain. They use AWACS to track the ship and on final aproch use the satellite telemetry to get the exact location and speed to hit it, but if you break any point in that chain then the missle becomes useless. Satellite are just the easiest target at the moment.
@@cheeseninja1115 hypersonic maneuvering is an issue, and all that active targeting can be detected, observed, attacked, and disrupted. You're firing a missile over the horizon, beyond the reach of Chinese assets, at a moving target.
In reality, I believe tests of anti satellite technologies go back to the 1970s. It simply didn't receive much media attention until much more recently. I'm confident our abilities along those lines are the best in the world.
Great comments. The U.S. has a focus on defense and no harm unless necessary. We may hate war more than anyone. Everyone I know sees The British as allies, and friends. Nuclear attack sub's means they need no refueling for a long time. That's different from being armed with nuclear warheads. Love your videos. Awesome.
11:00 you're bringing out the geography, history teacher in me. The Suez Canal is an extremely vital part of the global supply chain. US and UK troops fought like crazy to keep control of it in World War Two because it was such an extremely important waterway. My grandpa was one of them. And then after the allies secured it, he was then stationed in England to bomb nazi Europe's factories, bridges, highways, railroad lines, anything and everything to disrupt the nazi war machine.
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). I call them oldpeckers. HQ in Vienna, Austriaof all places - also the sausage capitol of the world.
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Not mentioned is the nearly 500,000,000 firearms in its citizens hands, and over 1 Trillion rounds of ammo. Making it the largest military in the world, on its own unique territories. In fact, its citizens possess more small arms ammo, than the US military.
Yes we do 🤙🏻
Yup! Great forward thinking by the founding fathers!!
Better quality firearms than the military also. I wont disclose how many I have in my home lol.
In addition, there would be a Butt-Ton of Veterans, hunters, trail hikers and wilderness enthusiasts who'd be able to quickly train, organize and deploy local defenses.
Just like they say Yamamoto said, behind every blade of grass is an American with a gun. Not sure if that was actually said but it is true, any invader to our Country wouldn't only be dealing with our military, they'd be dealing with ALL of us.
The one thing that never gets addressed either is whether the US decides to fight a "nice" war or not. As history has shown us. the US fighting for perceived self preservation is an entirely different beast than the US fighting for more "diplomatic" or "economic" reasons. If you want an example of the US fighting without taking diplomacy into account at all, ask Japan.
It said no nuclear weapons would be allowed.
@@stephanien2323 those bombs were not nuclear if I recall.... Not to mention the non nuclear bombs Americans have now are 100 times more powerful just rarely used....
@@stephanien2323 I stand corrected they were nuclear but still Americans have bigger missiles that are not nuclear
@@stephanien2323 firebombing killed about more Japanese than the two nuclear strikes and we had plans to make it more deadly... before we dropped the nukes...
@@brandonpearson4142 No, we don't. The only bombs we have that are larger than those Atomic bombs are larger Nukes. No conventional bomb comes anywhere close to the 2 bombs dropped on Japan.
World History- "You can have a large, low tech military or a small, high tech military."
U.S.A- "Hold my beer."
The UK had a large and powerful high tech navy in 1800 however their army wasn’t as powerful, but yes the USA somehow manages to have all categories, Air, Naval, Ground and Nuclear a very very huge quantity and of course, their technological capabilities are intensely good.
@@Nonamelol. It's because we found the cheat codes in Age of Empires multiplayer.
You forgot Space and Cyber; again, same story.
well, our Navy and Air force are huge. And I would agee that our Army and Marine ground troops are the best trained standard army the world has ever seen, but our ground forces would be destroyed if we got locked in a land war. Ground war, in general, should be long over and Russia is showing why right now. Its brutal and almost entirely unpredictable. In the air and the sea, it does not matter how hard you want to fight, technology will win every time. However, on the ground it is a different story. The slower pace, the use of cover and maneuvers, the fact destroying the vehicles doesn't mean the fight is over, and the role morale can play in ground combat means that a ground war is a crap shoot at best. Don't give the enemy a chance to make martyrs, don't give the people of the enemy reason to hate your people because of brutal ground war, and most importantly don't hand the enemy an opportunity to steal a win when you should only ever offer the opportunity to surrender.
180 million civilians/ex military = the secret, final boss fight. the one most experts forget to warn u about
🙏🏻 I’m American and I consider all our allies brothers and sisters. Stay blessed y’all
But are our Allie’s really Allie’s?
@@I_give_up_already to oversimplify yes, not even the most vocally opposed, like china or Russia either considering that’s a large part of their trade.
I don't trust certain "allies" like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France, any Balkan states...
I've got my eye on those snowbacks up North, too!😂😂😂
@@shawnarthur1516 The army and SF have a close relationship with Turkey..lot of cross training so you may be surprised.
@@shawnarthur1516this take is reductivist. You should zoom into the specific families and areas. We have a lot of diehard allies in the regions you specified
"I'm just gunna sit there, drink my tea, and get on with life" is possibly the most British thing I've never heard.
Could also be very southern in America, very alike in that way I think.
So much wisdom.
Lol yes. Drink my British tea and carry on. You will always be our allies U.K. Californian here.
@@Northbravo Sweet tea mind you, us southerners have standards!
That's all fine and well until troops are walking down your street and you can't make your tea anymore😅
The U. S. military capability and readiness is far far more advanced than any public subject graphic presentation could ever disclose. If this presentation left you with a chill, the truth of our actual capability would leave you frozen. Our readiness objective, however, is to defend and detour; not fight. It's only reassuring to know you have in excess of what's required to do either tactical approach successfully.
Imagine the World if China was the world power instead ?
I sincerely hope so. 🙏
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@@pjo1964 usa cant beat taliban or vietnam
@@mjsmcd Rules of engagement. Unrestricted they could level both.
Just for anyone wondering: OPEC stands for The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Also, the Suez Canal is one of the busiest trade routes in the world, with approximately 12% of total global trade moving through it. Energy exports like liquified natural gas, Crude oil, and refined oil make up 5% to 10% of global shipments.
I always thought it stood for oil-producing economic community.
@@genodalbec1163 if you look it up it says what i wrote but i agree with you that that definition makes more sense
OPEC
Organized. Politically.
Economic.Corruption.
Oh...i thought it was the Petroleum Exploitation system 😂. Maybe thats just to the arm chairs.
It is a 14 country group.
One thing that makes me glad to live in the U.S. is our military. There’s not much any other country can do. We have so much protection plus most of our citizens are armed to the teeth as well
Yep. Nation Guard (Army and Air Force) and then private civilians being 2A and survivalists enthusiasts.
Until they turn on us😂
Facts
Yes. That also increase the possibility of Civil war in US. We saw in last election how things can escalate. Also Americans don't need invasion/ Terror attack.
More american die every year due to Mass shooting. Atleast other parts of the world can send their children to school without worry. Guns in everybody's hand only cause caos Sooner / laters.
well, an armed insurrection literally took our capitol 2 years ago...... so...... we are not as secure as you might think. and the shitty part is, we dont know if that faction will be in jail or in office 2 years from now
“You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.”
― Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
That's right!
Is that an actual quote? Because it sounds both real and fake at the same time.
Yes, admiral Yamamoto also was known for stating that we have woken up a sleeping giant
@@shotguntony4730 Yes. Yamamoto knew he had started a fight he ultimately could not win.
@@randolphvanhook5829 Dang.
America thinks of Britain as a slightly disapproving and nagging mother that we rarely listen to but secretly care about.
That one relative at a party that you can just vibe with without having to say or do much, but are totally cool to hang out with each other with no pressure to entertain one another. That's how I see it at least, lol.
@@h.s.6269 Canada, Australia, Britian, etc. We're all family. We all have our arguments, but you mess with my brother/cousin/etc we gonna knock the socks off ya. lol I'd never want to actually fight any of them, despite the bickering we have between each other.
It's more like the older brother from Peaky Binders.
@@OutlawCaliber13 I agree with that and I think that's why when 9/11 hit it was like Thanksgiving day and someone threw food at the cook... They get the wrath of the family, for their own good as a behavioral check.
Britain thinks of USA as the aggravating teenage brother. Highly inflated sense of self importance, stupidly obsessed with Patriotism with some ridiculous laws but despite our differences ....
Will automatically stand with/ for the US if someone comes and bullies them. That's what brothers do. They spend most of their time bickering or arguing but will stick up for each other
We love the Brits here in the US. The Anglo-sphere is very culturally united. The American/British/Australian/Canadian bond is particularly strong.
Also imagine that a large number of us citizens can trace their ancestors back to Europe
Don't forget NZ! I, personally, LOVE Kiwis!
@@shawnarthur1516 OH yes! NZ as well! How could I leave out the kiwis. For shame!
@kaiser9109 True. However, out group preference and self hatred is kind of a thing with many European descended Americans. I'm not sure what it is like in the Common Wealth countries, but upper middle class to upper class white kids are fairly self loathing in the US.
Isn’t Japan also a big ally
I've actually seen the Suez Canal when I was stationed in Egypt in the US Army. It is a very small waterway, practically a ditch; so it is no surprise to me that modern tankers routinely get stuck, and I can assure you it would be no problem to render it inoperative.
Thank you for what you do. I am from the USA and it is so nice to see that people have such high respect for our people and Country. Normally we are hearing, how big of assholes we are. The majority of Americans are not assholes. We are just as respectful of others as they are to us. If you get my meaning. We have respect for others until they give us a reason to do otherwise. Love and peace to all. From Idaho USA ❤
We don't have respect for the US, we just tolerate them. Definitely one of the most ignorant people on the planet and thank goodness they stay on their side of the border.
Hello Shellie how are you doing today.
@@JB-yb4wn Let me guess, You've never actually been to the U.S. before have you? Ever interacted with an American in their homeland? Boy, that'd prove you wrong real quick
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Well nematode, I live in Vancouver which is just 45 minutes from the border. I have been to your shit hole country too many times not because I want to go there, but because I have clients in Seattle. I honestly dread going there, it's such a dump compared to Vancouver.
@@JB-yb4wn you went to f*cking Seattle of all places and decided all Americans are like that? That's like meeting one asshole from Europe and assuming all people from Europe are the same. Also, did you really think Seattle of all places was good to judge compared to the rest of America?
Well when Americans say. “We have all the oil we need here, why the heck are we still buying it from overseas!?!?” So we don’t have to use it in case this happens. It’s called combat readiness. And keeping our oil reserves is a major part of protecting the homeland. Pretty simple.
Also I can imagine that other military commanders aren't as stupid as yours and they do know where the reserve is and how many seconds it will last once you start dropping guided bombs on those resevoir tanks. The whole thing is sitting in Elmwood, which is close to New Orleans.
Shhhhh that is a secret.
America is selling its oil overseas, it should be using it, become energy independent, and spend our taxes here.
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You are talking about the same mind set of American companies that exported whole industries offshore to make money. This will be their great undoing.
@@JB-yb4wn Heavily taxing them, license, fees, etc and you don't think they will relocate elsewhere. Why must they pay taxes, you realize the money isn't even spent in America, our government blows our money all over the globe, then borrow more, promising we pay that back too, and give it away, foreign aid, buy friends, pay nations to make nice, its all theft! Taxation is theft, we've come full circle and are right back where the colonists were, being robbed by the kingdom!
Don't forget the USA citizen population possess about 40% of the worlds firearms making those citizens a well equipped Militia force be threatened by foreign or domestic enemy forces
I feel like the current administration would just surrender and actively attack Americans
I just looked up that stat. 120.5 hand guns per citizen in the U.S. Thats not even other weapons....
@@kingchronicx2221 and will last a couple of days, before a new one takes its place.
Yeah, you know American Civilians aren't gonna back down.. I sure as hell wouldn't.
@@seevendaycandle1 You are 100% correct my friend Americans patience is not a weakness but a ploy
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). You guys are doing great, much fun to watch!
Just one thing to add to this. US military doctrine is not “two major theater wars”. It has been, for decades, the capability to conduct two major theater wars AND a “police action” elsewhere. So, basically, two and a half war actions in different areas of the globe. Simultaneously.
It's now down to 1 major theater war + a small action on the side.
We are down to 10 carriers, 9 since we are pulling one off the line and modifying and refitting it to carry the F-35A.
Also the Navy is looking at reducing that even more.
@@pogo1140 oh trust me, no the hell they are not. Being part of a military family that's pretty deep into it, we are only bolstering our forces. Can't and won't say how nor with what, but trust me when I say this, we have added a whole 1940's America worth of power to our military in relative terms in the past 5 years alone.
@@pogo1140 we've already developed a stealth destroyer. Some of our ships have railguns.
@@pogo1140 lol our ability to handle multiple theaters of war has not diminished, it has increased if anything.
@@H3LLS4NG3L The Total number of aircraft carriers that the US Navy can send to assist the one in the Med or to open up another front in the Baltic is 1, and only because that 1 is already at sea acting as a training ship. As of 2020, the USAF was looking at reducing tac air flight hours from 200hrs to 150hrs or so. (that's still better than the Russian average of 60-100hrs/yr but it's a level that guarantees loss of skills) Mission capable rates should be at 80%, they are closer to 60% though the USAF is reporting in the 70+% by not counting planes that are in storage or depot level maintenance.
It’s nice to see non Americans without blind American hatred on RUclips 😂❤️
Thats weird to see 😂.
Her mom is American, so that helps.
Haters goin’ hate
I thought the exact same thing! Love these two
The world loves America, even the places we bomb.
You kids are amazing young kids. I love your energy and patriotism! Love from the USA 🦅
You know you're a boss when people feel comfort by just saying "We're friends"
Trust me when I say that the U.S. military technology is at least 20 years ahead of anything publicly known about our weapons systems
Us citizens can buy rail guns as easy as anything just amagine what they have
I will certainly trust you Mr Random RUclipsr
If you think that Europe and stuff are that much behind you're delusional
@@MrKylljoy lol Europe is not as heavily invested into weapons R&D. If you think any nation has a military that can rival the U.S. technologically then you are the one that is delusional.
@@MrKylljoy I'm American and not proud of it but it's mostly true, most of the military tech in Europe came from us to begin with, right after 9/11 we were literally spending more on our military than the entire rest of the world combined, it's even more absurd when you consider we probably have one of the the most enviably easily defendable positions on earth, with mass quantities of every vital resource. No one has seen the US military go even close to all out since World War Two, if we actually mass mobilized it would be horrifying, even without our nuclear arsenal.
I'm most curious about our ability to knock out other countries'electric and communications grids, as well as our own susceptibility. Our domestic infrastructure is WAAAY behind where it should be, cost of having an empire 😥
In my immediate family over the course of 25 years we have had: 5 marines; 4 naval personnel; 1 Army Ranger. All of the navy members served on an aircraft carrier. Theres a lot of power out there on the high seas.
What's even more amazing is that a majority of us Americans can say we are related to or know multiple who have or are currently serving, and that we are a 100% all volunteer military ❤
Got 2 uncles that was on carriers. One was on Independence and his brother on Kitty Hawk. And oddly enough... both of them fueled the planes lol.
Just wanted to say thank you for your family service and sacrifice.
I could also go back 5 generations. Only 2 were US Military. The other 3 were Italian Army and / or the Finnish Army. Suffice to say from what Grandad says, You haven't seen fear until you confront Finns in the winter on our mountains. Can you see why the USA would rather not have a world war? Some of us would rebel. I for one would never condone attacking what grandad calls "the old country". We all still have a piece of our heart over there.
Millie had me laughing hard at “we are not brother and sister”. 🤣
@Pɪnned by Beesleys sus
Sweet home Alabama
@@swamppride try not to laugh or smile reaction videos made me laugh i dont mind lossing.
Hello Gila how are you doing today.
Our citizens literally go out on weekends sometimes practicing militia drills. Defense of the homeland is important and the time can always come.
I’m a US citizen. My father is retired military. Having grown up I’ve never had the feeling the US ever to want or feel it needed to conquer the world. A super power who’s directive is be able to fight 2 wars simultaneously is sure winner for any country. The money spent yearly on our defense budget for the military is and has been more then many GDPs countries around the world. That being said the movie War Games comes to mind when the computer simulations at NORAD plays out scenarios only to conclude the best to win the war is not to play the game.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was an 80s hit movie...Want to play a game?
My son is a Marine, in a long line of Marines in the family... Marines are always itching for a fight.
@@jasoncordial4730 Semper Fi
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I never understood why Lance Corporals seem to make the death rolls far more frequently than anyone else.
To put your minds at ease, the US has always been accepting of refugees from countries that we have been at war with. Most Americans are very protective of our"brothers and sisters" across the pond! I'd vouch for the two of you guys including your families!💗
What are you talking about, we turned away jews during WW2, we constantly screw over locals that have helped us like most recently in Afghanistan. We do allow in more people per year than anyone in the world. Unless you means years after which is kinda a moot point...
The Japanese Americans in WW2 would probably question your definition of "accepting". Life wasn't exactly great in the internment camps the US setup.
@@krayzy932 I thought about mentioning that as well but the op said refugees not our own people.
Yea, If your a war criminal our government hires you, as long as you aren't a poor person....
Zach, the US internment camps were resorts compared to the death camps Japan had across Asia, in China, the Philippines, Indonesia etc.. were they starved, tortured and killed the various Asian people, Dutch, English French, Australian and Americans. Try looking online, Asia was filled with thousands of those death camps. There are photos online of people including children who were little more than skeletons. Google to read about “comfort women” Asian women forced into sex slavery by the Japanese. I disagree with internment camps but Roosevelt also interred German and Italian immigrants and stated that there had been Japanese, German and Italian immigrants whose loyalty lay not with the country that gave them a home but with their former countries. They were well fed, housed in safe and good conditions and received health care, not one of them was thin.
As a US Navy vet I love how info graphics always forgets that the US tends to go for the jugular in wars. We would go for the oil but we would also use our vast inventory of long range conventional missles to wipe out as many military targets as posible first and lets not forget history proves that when faced with insurmountable odds like japan in ww2 we can do things like fire bombing campaigns which killed more than the 2 nukes we dropped , and besides even hitler had allies at first in russia and italy
Yeah you got defeated by the Taliban!
Must be why we did none of that since when? Look at iraq or afghanistan...they apparently love long corruption wars now. Besides this soft population we have now couldn't even handle the losses we had in korea...look how they react to any american casualties in the past 20 years. It'd be like vietnam ...they proud they know someone fighting until they come back then it's screw you type of thing.
Stopping a war to save money does not mean we were defeated. All these wars people claim the US lost lasted as long as they did due to wanting little civilian casualties or other similar reasons. The US could have just sent nothing but bombs and missiles to end the war if limiting casualties wasn’t important. And against something like the US vs The World, I doubt much cate would be given to civilians so you can expect them to go all out for once.
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@@sarge3109 👏👏👏👏👏👏 yes yesss u just hit the nail spot on people who aren’t war officials could never understand the possibilities of conflict in a country that have no hope to fend for themselves right when the us packed their bags Afghanistan crumbled
You’re right! We are friends. My dad hails from Liverpool and my mum is American. I have dual citizenship, and will always love both countries. I am also a firm 2nd amendment advocate and believe that behind our amazing military we have citizens that would take up arms against any threat. Myself included. My AR is for protection from all threats, foreign and domestic. Don’t worry, the United States has got you covered!
I'm a proud gun owner and big 2nd amendment supporter. My 9 guns of all types and 18,000 or so rounds of ammo stored up in ammo cans shows that. But the reality is in today's wars people like us aren't gonna be able to defeat an enemy with fighter bomber jets and tanks etc. It's silly to think we could repel an enemy with a real army and those type of weapons to use against us.
I’ve seen videos of other countries that were in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan that were all 100% excited to see the US TROOPS! They knew that just by them being there, also the ground/air support that follows them made everyone feel better knowing they had the us support
This is true! We're not bad people at all. I don't know how much food, drinks or even candy for the kids, that I've giving up to people in Iraq. Most of the people loved us, besides the ones that try to kill us.
Yeah! Oh Boy! I bet the Kurds thought the same thing until you abandoned their asses. On the bright side, they did manage to make an arrangement with the Russians.
@@JB-yb4wn that was biden, i.e. communism
@@JB-yb4wn Jealous. 😂
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Nope, just informed. 🤣
Understand, the USA has this capability now and has had it for several years, but has made no moves to dictate to the rest of the world. Instead, the USA has had an attitude of "Can't we all just get along and live and let live?" The USA also sends help or requests permission to send help to countries with natural disasters, even if those countries have animosity to the USA. The USA wants to live in peace, si vis pacem para bellum.
Well said! 👏
I've been saying that for years now. If the US was so mean, what's stopping them from blowing everybody up who hates America and putting the proverbial boot on everyone else? Do you think if Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, etc. had the tech the US has, that they wouldn't be planning on taking over the world? You'd be nuts if you said no. They would in a heartbeat and then see how you like the world if one of those country's were in charge. They are MALEVOLENT nations, whereas the US is a BENEVOLENT country. Always has been. 🇺🇸
Bruh that some bull shi
Unfortunately the trolls & anti-US propaganda has really turned people into believing otherwise. There's so much Russian & China Anit-west propaganda,not even sure why the US allows these totalitarian countries to operate major news outlets in the US.
A country that has been at war in all but 17 years of its existence is not a country that wants to live in peace.
@@JB-yb4wn We got dragged into all those wars! Europe can't live in peace unless the US provides that peace to protect it from other war mongering nations. We fought the Revolution to gain our independence, not for any other reason. The Civil War was a tragedy, but it was a war with ourselves. It also paved the way for racial justice, which lots of people don't recognize. The Korean War was to try to stop the spread of communism and South Korea was born of that. The Vietnam War was for the same reason and was born of a TRUE Democrat JFK. The Gulf War was to end tyranny and give the people a chance for a better life. Desert Storm was for the same reason. Some nations peoples are so used to living with the boot to the throat, that they don't know any other way and think the US is the bad guy. SD&SU
NO WORRIES! If there is ever a War of the USA against the World, I will import you both! 😎👍🏼
Awesome reaction video!😊Love it!❤
And just remember this is only the declassified information I've always been taught our military is 20 years ahead of what we currently know.
Exactly lol I've always said if it's on RUclips or Facebook it's more or less ancient and way less advanced then what they really have lmao
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. ... This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
I call them the Oil Producing economy countries.
I adore you guys. This channel is one of my happy places. You two are so genuine. Love it. 👍
Bless you, we love having you here! 🤍
Don't at all underestimate the capabilities of England. I think you would be amazed at what your country is fully capable of when it comes down to war. Very impressive indeed!!
Not as amazed as you would be by us. I.e. revolutionary war. You know when you were the sole superpower
“be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" - Mattis
As an army vet, I can say without a doubt no nation can really produce the caliber of generals like Patton or Eisenhower in the modern era except the US. It would be a nightmare to tactically battle a general like that esp one with the amount of military resources and assets we have.
What makes our generals better? I believe ya, just wonderin
I can only speak to army training, but if you really give yourself to the process, they really do break you and instill you with what’s been coined as the “indomitable American spirit.” Most commissioned officers have such a natural charisma about them, it’s hard to really describe and I cannot speak to what they go through at OCS but the most distinguished ones come from West Point.
Have to credit Sherman, and Grant, since the civil war was the first modern war.
@@davidcosta2244 not really. All it was military waging total war on a civilian population. First war balloons were sparingly used, sure, but it was just northern barbarity.
America loses to Third world countries routinely, and hasn't actually been in a War since WW II (everything after that period has been "Military Actions Declared by Congress").
With the new "Woke" Nonsense, such as making "Shark Attacks" (recruits being yelled at by multiple Drill Sergeants) illegal, because it hurts recruits feelings, the US is producing low quality soldiers, and Generals like Milley.
In recent Military War Games v. Britain, they performed so poorly, at one point they wanted to restart the exercise and have a Do Over, and have become a Joke internationally.
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3 days ago I was given a recommendation to watch this channel and I decided to check it out and now I am hooked. You two are very genuine in your reactions to the videos you have chosen to react to. I have smashed that subscribe button. I look forward to seeing more of you guys in the future. Keep it real.
Anyone else get tears in their eyes when hearing how amazing our military might is?
i love our military, wish i had knowledge of our military's true ability's that isent publicly known just out of curiosity
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No... Wish I lived in a peaceful world. Where they dont just keep making more bigger weapons.
What a utopia that would be. But now back to reality
Sure does. God bless the USA. God bless our veterans. God bless the good of the world. Stay strong. Stay patriotic fam.
For everything the common man knows (like the guy(s) who made this video), there's something, even if only a work in progress, that is highly classified and kept under wraps for tactical advantage. Even if the US didn't have the best military in terms of equipment and preparedness, it's true strength lies in its ability to take its time and strategize the best possible course of action and then make that happen.
One fact this doesn't take into account. The US has the largest oil reserve on the planet estimated to be somewhere between 3-9 TRILLION barrels worth of oil. The original estimates were 3 trillion, but the latest numbers suggest it is closer to 9 trillion. As for how much of that is recoverable, about 20%-30% using modern technology. So anywhere from 900 billion to 3 trillion barrels of recoverable oil.
Edit: This is an oil reserve that nobody has tried to access yet because of how deep it is and how difficult it will be to extract that oil. Of course, the real problem here is that they completely ignored South Ameria as they don't really have any military capabilities, but what they do have is OIL and if the world elected to exploit that and then use their good submarines to scout a safe path from Brazil to Europe, small amount of oil from South America could get through the US blockade.
Oh, and OPEC stands for the "Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries"
and we could easily just buck up and invest in wind, nuclear and solar energy. become entirely oil-independent within our own borders for energy. Then just keep the electric car ball rolling and leave everbody in the dust as far as dependence on other nations. leveraging us even further on the world stage. imagine if we got to sell our oil almost entirely. imagine if our solar and wind fields were in the central US and nearly impenetrable to foreign attack.. Kansas alone could house enough wind turbines to power half of America. Wind alley could produce enough electricity to keep every North American nation powered 24/7, 365. with some to spare.... the wind doesnt fully go away across a 1500 mile stretch of land. and its not ever going away.
So why are we getting oil imported?
To prep for what's to come
@@philiphapeshis1226 to prep for what's to come
Estimates say that the US has the largest untapped oil reserve in the world under the Rockies. Enough to provide oil to the US for the next 2000 years. The problem lies in getting it out of the ground. It would have to be done from Montana or somewhere up there, I can't remember where exactly.
If it's any consolation and makes you feel better we (The USA) do consider you to be our friends.
Remember though. We appear to be a nation full of so many different views and political beliefs that we could not possibly agree on anything. That is not really the case. After the 9/11 attacks everyone and I mean EVERYONE was pissed. People who had never considered military careers we signing up just to get a chance to hit back. I knew guys that quit their jobs to travel to NY City to volunteer in the cleanup. 24*7 there was a feeling of Fury in the air. Most people know how proud Americans are of their country. That is what makes us a special kind of dangerous when crossed.
Those years right after were certainly something. There was a tangible drive and unity that fucking EVERYONE felt. That would play a huge factor in this scenario, whether or not the American people felt it justified and unavoidable.
Cause I'd bet everything that if it sparked the same vibe that 9/11 did, we would go all WW mode again and turn as much work force as possible to supporting the effort. In a time where women didn't work (ww2, not 9/11) they dropped everything and worked overtime in factories happily and went home to tend community gardens to feed themselves and their area. For 9/11 so, so many people volunteered and those who didn't sent many care packages specifically to loved ones who did join and another package to be distributed to the general force.
The time after 9/11 really was an interesting time to say the least. You could meet a perfect stranger and still feel bonded as Americans and help them out. Patriotism, compassion, and yes a thirst for revenge was our unifying drive. I miss the pride and compassion of those times, not the tragedy that led to it all though, that kind of trauma shook everyone to the core, which I assume would be similar in the scenario here.
The American people have always had a heart of gold and pride, no matter what. You best believe our military would go from 1.3 million active duty, to possibly tens of millions.
now now, this is considered homeland terrorist views in buyin's 2022. The flag you don't want lol the red one.
This also didn’t even consider stuff like the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. DoD airlift capability using some 450 aircraft ready within 72 hours from over 20 airlines like FedEx and UPS. FedEx alone has over 400 long range cargo aircraft capable of moving troops, munitions, and even vehicles. We can basically send anything, anywhere in the world in less than 24 hours. It’s like a having a 4th U.S. air force.
Oh yeah and those planes will be flying on what? Hopes, wishes and dreams? Assume that your refineries will be gone on the first day.
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In Colorado Springs (USA) the airforce bases are now being bolstered by Space Force bases... satellite capabilities were touched on in this video but to have an entire devoted branch likely means those abilities run much deeper.
Yeah sure! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JB-yb4wn Why is that funny? Are you so ignorant? Most military information is kept secret to have the upper hand against enemies. Put aside even space force which likely is more capable than most think. You still have many secret weapons and strategies which the military is hiding. This isn't conspiracy theories or anything, just the basic art of war.
Super fascinating stuff for sure, even just understanding of how geography and oil play such a big role in this simulated conflict. It's also oddly reassuring considering the current war going on in Ukraine. Still, the main takeaway for me is how pointless it would be to waste all these resources and lives while crippling the world economy. So in the end, nobody really wins, which is exactly what we've always known about wars
Think about this the American dollar is accepted in every country if it's devalued they would have a problem buying from each other because the money would be worthless, you can go to any country and spend a dollar but you have to convert their money to spend in America or use a credit card.
This is a question I never want to know. It would basically be the end of everyone.
Anybody else find it amazing that the US has the world in check at every turn?
It really doesn't, at all. This scenario is hopelessly unrealistic.
@@Christobanistan usa economy is the lynch pin as its integrated almost everywhere on earth id like to see the number of countries that run almost exclusively on us investment for example Mexico makes almost 30 percent of income on money sent to the country from people who have family in the usa
Which is scary even as an American
@@Christobanistan No, its pretty realistic....
@@FloridaMan_omega So if the whole world attacks America, defending itself would be " flipping the fucking board over?" Not sure how, but okay.
Personally, if I was facing extinction at the hand of foreign powers, I'd hope my government would do whatever it had to to defend my life (and freedom).
When you mention its not all about "all guns blazing" and 1 little strategic move can turn a war... it reminded me of a quote..
“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Trying to remember if there has ever been a dominant country before that had so few imperialistic goals. The USA could take over any area it chose, but has virtually no interest.
A good example of “just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should”
Because America figured out it's better to be the mafia than an empire. The world is our turf and keeping stuff stable is better for business.
That's not exactly true. The US is just using a newer version of imperialism. You don't need to conquer and control every country if you can help setup governments that ally with your own country. The US also controls many other nations by being intertwined with their economics.
The US, which I am proudly a citizen of (just to clarify), still has imperialistic goals. They have just gone about it in a completely different way.
Yes a lesson China hasn't learned and continues to grab for power. The world should actually be thanking India for keeping China busy at their borders. That's also why it's so troubling to see how the world is reacting to the whole Taiwan isn't a country Chinese propaganda. The fact that everyone seems to bow down to China including the USA with its current administration makes this whole video nullified.
@Rage Kage What kind of proof would you like? Would you like a list of the countries governments we have interfered with and installed political leaders that were sympathetic to the US? Would you like a list of the countries whose entire economies would collapse without the US's involvement? Or would you like a list of countries with US military bases in them? Imperialism doesn't have to have a negative connotation to it (though there are many instances in US history that are negative).
The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal are very important to global shipping.
Facts you stop these two places the world stops
You guys are great!
OPEC stands for Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
Just letting you know there are actual drills the US does in order to figure out the breaking point of the military by being spread out, and the limit is three combat command regions (6 all together). So it'd actually turn out bad for the US but the US would make sure to keep the fight on the offensive as much as possible away from the states.
Until they get slaughtered by the overwhelming numbers in both people and production.
The timelines they used within this were grossly over estimated. And only utilized Naval Forces for the most part. There are 4 other branches of US military that weren't even discussed. They also didn't include drone capabilities when talking about alternative oil production outside of the Middle East.
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The same drone activity that would also wreck the US refineries and pipelines.
@@JB-yb4wn Have you seen their drone capabilities? I've seen better at Walmart.
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You do know, that right now that there are Turkish drones being deployed in the Ukraine, which everyone says are pretty good. Elbit systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Thales Group, BAE Systems (who make a lot of weapons for the US military), and of course SAAB. These guys are not slouches. I would also imagine that companies like DJI could easily convert their drones into military drones. FIMI has swarming drones that they use instead of fireworks which again could be used for military purposes. Don't underestimate your opponents, they are just as capable of destroying targets as you guys are.
As Teddy Roosevelt (my favorite US President) said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." We rarely want to use that big stick, but we have it if we must. We've not always used our military in the most ideal way, but we try to use it judiciously. BTW, you guys should check out a video about President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (perhaps from the Biographics channel, for example). Fascinating guy who had quite an amazing life.
TR might be the most interesting, badass, and well-rounded man in history.
@@capo328 they don’t make people like him anymore. A fair and honest man.
We carry the biggest most technologically-advanced stick ever seen
TR is only 2nd after Andrew Jackson IMHO
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The same Andrew Jackson who ignored a Supreme Court ruling to leave the Choctaws and Cherokee nations on their own land and send them on the Trail of Tears? Is it that Andrew Jackson we are talking about?
OPEC the organization of the petroleum exporting countries is an international organization of 13 countries founded September 14 1960
Thanks, Google.
You should to the search for D.B. Cooper by Lemmino. Fascinating mystery and broken down and explained amazingly in the video. It's very compelling. It's a longer video (~20 min) but my guarantee that it's worth it, it's the type of thing that I rly think both of you would find entertaining. Cheers!
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I agree, I just watched that video, it was really good! 🙂❤
No other nation has ever had the capabilities of the U.S. and used it less. Can you imagine if Russia or China had these capabilities instead of us? What would they do with it? We just want trade, ,man, business! If we had our way there would be a McDonalds and Starbucks in every city, town, and village on the planet..lol.
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"Use it less" what the fuck are you talking about? The U.S.. has been involved in some military action since the Korean War. The U.S. is constantly sticking it's nose in other's business all around the globe.
The lack of meaningful transport has always been the Achilles heel of any Eurasian country wanting to invade the United States...even France strained its marine resources to support its Imperial adventure in Mexico in the 1860s, and this was only made possible by Britain's (and the Royal Navy's) forbearance, and the United States being pre-occupied with its Civil War.
If Russia, China or India shared a land border with the contiguous United States, that would be a major problem for Americans, but its long been recognized that, if you can't march there, a country's army can't directly threaten the United States.
And the fact almost all of us have guns and more guns. 🤣
Idk y I love British reaction videos. Love u guys from the states!
As a retired Navy carrier pilot, I flew against Soviet aircraft and in wars games. The military doctrine is to hit hard at the enemies bases, both land and sea ports. I know we have always been taught to fight a defense battle, but our plan B is lethal beyond words. We have so many weapons in secret, in places like area 51 and elsewhere, the public and our enemies would be shocked. The day a war like this would happen is so small it's safe to say it would not happen at all. Everyone in the world understands the United States is a sleeping giant best left alone. Look what happened to Japan in WWII. Oh and as far as you gaining entry into the USA once the shooting starts, not very. The country would lock down the entry to prevent spies. Cheers
Biden would let them in if they promise to vote Dem.
Do you honestly think Mr. Trump would not let in anyone who promised to support HIM? It can work both ways, fellow.
Your so right!
@@starmnsixty1209 It goes beyond Trump or Biden, that kind of stuff extends to our three majour government branches, too. Nobody would get in or out in the event of a global war.
The U.S has been the most formidable force in the world since we abolished the Articles of Confederation and got our shit together with the Constitution. Even before then, we kicked Britain's ass. At their prime. And we were the first in the world to gain fighting independence from Great Britain. The U.S has always been a powerhouse, with or without foreign support.
Yes,the USA & Britain are longtime friends/allies and we have no desire to dominate any other country. Honestly,we have enough problems here. I think our military objectives were shaped by WW II. My father,who served in the Pacific in the Navy always said we had to conquer the Japanese island by island at a great cost of life.
You two are so earnest and adorable... I think we mutually like each others' cultures and countries... It's a curiosity ride...
The canal is pretty neat. There’s also another canal between South America and North America called the Panama Canal which cuts traffic from having to go around South America.
There are a few of these videos on RUclips. One that I watched was “What if” an opposing nation made it to our beaches and tried to invade. The mass percentage of the U.S. population is armed because of our gun laws, and therefore would allow its citizens to provide a defense. Needless to say, a land invasion would not make it very far.
It would because eventually you will run out of people, food, bullets etc. You have to understand that there are many, many, countries a lot smarter than the US.
@@JB-yb4wn Actually the U.s. could sustain itself on food, quite well actually, which you'd know if you'd get your damn facts straight, but I guess you're too busy hating on the country to actually fact-check yourself, aren't you?
@@garlicbread6308
Hey idiot, tell me where the potash comes from for fertilizer? Does it come from Canada? Why yes it does!
@@JB-yb4wn The US would already have won by the time that happened mate
@@JB-yb4wn Lol... The US citizen population alone owns 40% of the world's guns. Think about that for a second and how astounding that is - and over 1 trillion rounds of small arms ammo.
She says if there's such a war, "I'm just gonna sit down and drink my tea." Now that's not only funny, but a good amount of common sense. 😆
I speak to you as the direct descendant of King George III. He was the last Crowned Sovereign to rule in this country, and it is therefore with a particular personal interest that I view those events which took place 200 years ago.
It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated as much in Britain as in America. Not in rejoicing at the separation of the American Colonies from the British Crown but in sincere gratitude to the Founding Fathers of this great Republic for having taught Britain a very valuable lesson.
This morning I saw the famous Liberty Bell. It came here over 200 years ago when Philadelphia, after London, was the largest English speaking city in the world. It was cast to commemorate the Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, but is better known for its association with the Declaration of Independence.
Today, to mark the 200th anniversary of that declaration, it gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the British people, to present a new bell to the people of the United States of America. It comes from the same foundry as the Liberty Bell, but written on the side of the Bicentennial Bell are the words “Let Freedom Ring”.
It is a message in which both our people can join and which I hope will be heard around the world for centuries to come. _ Queen Elizabeth II Philadelphia P.A.on July 6, 1976.
Awesome thanks for your time in making this
lets see virginia class subs were recently upgraded
ohio class subs were (still are being replaced technically) replaced
aircraft carriers are being replaced with the newest class as well the gerald ford class 2 completed and 1 in service so far
and i believe the current total number of F-35's in service is 700
spending more on our military then most the rest of the world combined has its benefits no matter how much some complain about it
He also didn't mention that we have an absolutely ridiculous amount of intercontinental ballistic missiles that are launched from underground silos and can strike anywhere on the planet. We can't use nukes in the scenario, but ballistic missiles aren't nuclear and they are still absolutely devastating. More than likely it'd be over before any real battle to place. Which is why NO ONE ever wants another major war in the world. Weapons are far too devastating now, too many innocent lives would inevitably be lost. No sense in it at all.
And of course the Russians don't? The Chinese? And maybe 40 other nations?
@@JB-yb4wn It'd be interesting to see (conceptually, not in reality) whos capabilities and secretive research ends up coming out on top.
We actually have space missiles as well that can be launched from satellites.
@@Alcsaar0
Well that really won't come into play now, will it? You think you have years when the whole planet is going for your throat?
Think about this scenario, what did the US do to make countries that have hated eachother's guts for centuries, drop their differences and concentrate their efforts on destroying the US?
Think of the resolve and determination, not to mention pure hate that those countries will have in seeing this scenario through.
@@benfontenot9896
No you fucking don't.
Just imagine if someone actually knew what the US was truly capable of. There is no way we know how much the US can do. The other thing not mentioned was even if other forces tried to invade they would be met by heavily armed American citizens Luckily Europe is on our side like you said. Thx for the video
With just ~3% of the world's population, the U.S. is NOT capable of nearly as much as you think. We may have all the oil we need for domestic use, but we could only keep up this level of military action for a few months before we ran out of ammunition and missiles.
@@Christobanistan You've obviously never been to the south. Most of us have our own personal armory.
@@love2laugh22 I'm from Texas. My dad has a large walk in safe full of guns, and he makes his own ammunition. But that's rare, even here.
@@Christobanistan you know who else doubted the capabilities of the US? Germany and Japan in the 1940's. We have everything needed to make ammunition and missiles right here.
@@coolzr573 You obviously know nothing about manufacturing capabilities. We simply cannot make new missiles quickly. If we ran through our entire supply in 6 months, it would be 3 years at least before we could replenish them.
Also, in Japan, we we not using missiles.
"Oh wait, we're not brother and sister..." LMAO! I wasn't even thinking that, but it was hilarious regardless. :D
That’s where many of us came from. Britain will always be family. I’d never underestimate the British either nor any of our allies,all are fighters and great friends.
Thank you❤
Greetings from Germany, Europe
Beesleys, I absolutely love your videos and I am in awe of your sister countrymen which I am so proud of my country the USA! I admire your love for my country and I am extremely thankful your homeland is our allie! I also love the fact that we where such vicious enemies on both sides and we are so extremely grateful to have you all our great friends!
Projection of power, and logistics. Two lessons America learned very, VERY well during World War Two. And we've never turned our backs on those lessons. So...yeah. But...I never want to see a scenario in which my country is faced off with the rest of the world. No. Just no. We are in an alliance with Western Europe, with the Phillipense, with Taiwan, You can't do anything you want to do just....because...get bent.
Who are you yelling at? lol
no one is hoping this will happen bro, chill.
If you know we have it, we are 10 years past it.. I just recently found out that Boeing is testing a plasm force field for ship protection... force fields... Star Trek stuff
War doesn’t always come down to the decisions of a handful of old generals, but down to the actions and decisions of many brave man as young as 18
16:46 Theres a saying that sums this up nicely. "Boys study war, Men study logistics." If one is able to prevent an enemy the capability to prosecute an effective war, then they have won.
How...topical.
I don't know if you caught that, "The US navy BACKED BY THE US COASTGUARD..." The numbers are based on a navy. So if you add the coastguard the numbers increase.
Yea what most people don't realize is how massive the coastguard actually is, iirc it alone makes up the 9 largest navy in the world and has more transport capacity than most nations. Because most people don't realize the coastguard doesn't just guard the US coast but any of our forward bases and such that face open water.
The coastguard also have served in every war including Iraq and desert storm
OPEC...Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Because of the interest in military projection, the United States can move over 1 million troops to another continent through a Presidential Decree. There are many cruise travel lines located on both the east and west coast. Those liners could be ordered to transport soldiers overseas within 1 week.
Yeah right! Those ships are foreign flagged vessels that don't belong to the US. Moreover, there are many more ocean liners outside of the US. And, moron, if they manage to pack a million people into those incredibly big and slow ships, you think maybe that these things won't be seen from space? And with your 11 minesweepers left in your navy, you tell me the astronomical odds that an ocean liner will make it anywhere before being blown up.
@@JB-yb4wn ;Your forgetting that if any liner was conscripted into service and transporting personnel and equipment they would be escorted by a carrier fleet, as for locating mines, submarines and other weapons targeted on those liners would most likely be blown off this planet, a carrier fleet can and does protect itself very well and can and will find and track any incoming weapon and delt with appropriately.
Remember this "Kelly" Johnson's replacement at Lockheed/Martin's Skunk Works told a British Reporter on how far ahead the U.S. is to the rest of the world, he said "Think back to 1917 during WWI and how everyone was flying biplanes, today if WWI was now the U.S. would bring to that war the equipment that was used during the Vietnam Conflict", or the U.S. is about 60 to 65 years ahead in military technologies to the rest of the world, and supplies almost all of the 195 countries with military arms, especially now since the Soviet Union had folded and slowed on military exports to former allies of the U.S.S.R.
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1. So your strategy is to waste one of the 11 or so carriers to escort some ocean liners? You do know that other nations have cruise missiles, in fact other nations have better missiles than yours and would target these ocean liners regardless of which ship is riding shotgun, so to speak. So you plan to spread a million soldiers around the planet with no means of resupplying them? Just think, and I know it's really tough for Americans to do, what happens if just one of these ocean liners get sunk? Then the others have to carry the slack until the next one is sunk, etc. etc. These things take years to build in peacetime and guess what? OCEAN LINERS ARE NOT MADE IN THE US. The US does not have a ship yard big enough to make these things. These countries do:
Fincantieri in Italy,
Meyer Werft in Germany,
STX Europe with locations in Finland and France,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea
Disney may own the ships, but because an American company owns the ships, DOES NOT MEAN THEY KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM. Once they get sunk, they are gone for good. The US also doesn't make supertankers, container ships, virtually nothing anymore. The US builds about 10 merchant vessels a year (mainly specialized liquified gas carriers), while China alone builds 1,000. Of the 44,000 vessels registered on this planet, 200 are US vessels. SO no, you guys just don't have the carrying capacity for a million man invasion force, just google this stuff up.
2. If your technology is so advanced, why are your military leaders shitting over their huge gap in hypersonic missiles and torpedoes? I assume that you know the component parts for your technology relies on chips from other countries? I didn't think so, again, too dumb to google this stuff up.
3. According to USA Today, the US sells only to 25 countries.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/26/us-arms-sales-these-countries-buy-most-weapons-government/39208809/
4. Being a Canadian, we are very familiar with the American tendency to ignorantly bullshit. That is why we check up on everything you say, we have had over 200 years of this crap from you guys.
@@JB-yb4wn ; And if you really believe that, then I have some land off the coast of Florida I'll sell to you for dirt cheap!!!
You have never seen the might of what the U.S. Military could bare, you only see what your suppose to see by all of the propagandists, it's been proven that Russia's top of the line SA sam missile system can be taken out by the F-35, an Israeli F-35 removed one off the planet in Syria a few months back, So, yeah go ahead and believe the propaganda that you are being fed by a government that is constantly trying to steal advanced technologies from the U.S. and they could never really reverse engineer it to make it work correctly. Bill Clinton gave China the technologies for missile staging back in the 1990's and 30 years later they are just now able to make it work right, Russia and America had this technology back in the 1950's almost 70 years ago, again go ahead and believe the propaganda that comes from a government THAT NEEDS TO STEAL TECHNOLOGY FROM AMERICA, JUST TO THINK THEY COULD STAND ON THE SAME PLATFORM ACROSS FROM AMERICA, just think of this America spends in military defense almost two times more than Russia and China combined! And your spouting that their technologies are ahead of America's? Where did they get their advanced technology from to start from? Yep from the dreaded American's.
So, when you grow up and realize the fact that the U.S. is 6 decades ahead in advanced technology over the rest of this planet then we'll talk!
*I just wanted to say that I’m a peace loving American.*
*Seriously and sincerely…* 🙏🏻
Peace is obtained through war.
@@lunchbox90 I’m not joking when I say that’s made me rethink everything about life
how hard will you fight to keep your peace when others only want to take it away from you?
He forgot to mention a very important part of the war, US manufacturing. If you know what happened in the US during World War 2, the US would quickly shift to war time manufacturing and likely outpace most of the world in new military equipment (ships, munitions, planes, tanks, etc.) at least in the earliest days of the war. Depending on details, and if the strategy presented was used, the US might even be able to hold the middle east with a ramp up in military recruits and new equipment.
Also what he forget is the US has military equipment graveyards. Hundreds of old ships, thousands of older planes, and tanks and innumerable amounts of other obsolete equipment sitting, in various levels of readiness, for redeployed in the even of a major war. Even if the world destroyed everything that is current in active use by the US, we would, nearly, over night have the same size navy, air force and army that is equipped with tech equal to what everyone else is currently using.
Have to disagree.
In WW2 the U.S. had a dominant manufacturing industry.
Not the case anymore.
The U.S. will have to first rebuild its own industry to produce for its war losses.
This comes into an alarming case when you realize the tech used by the U.S. military and all of its components having to be imported. (I.E. chips)
Our grave yards are the world shopping center.
While in WW2 we had the materials and capability to switch production, today, we have lost many manufacturing facilities and I don't think it will be anything close to the same as far as output. BUT, the great thing is that we already have such a huge stockpile and there are specialized manufacturing facilities already built for our war machine.
Jive turkey is absolutely correct. The production capability of the US is nowhere near what it was during WWII, nor do we have workers with the necessary skill sets to properly staff manufacturing facilities on the scale we had during WWII. Part of President Trumps desire to “make America great again” was to increase American manufacturing capability. unfortunately manufacturing is “dirty” and goes against everything that Biden and the new green deal advocates want to achieve.
Our military graveyard is probably superior to Russia's live army, if the current war is any indication.
I can only speak for myself,but I like the British people. The way you guys hung in there during WWII (before Japan screwed up & touched our boats & we got in it)showed exactly how smart & tough the Brits are.
Peace and love…respect from NJ USA 🇺🇸✊🏽✌🏽🇬🇧 and the rest of the 🌎
In the last few years we have expanded our Naval capabilities even further than what's described in this video. Now if you also factor in the fact when this video was made we had hundreds more fighter jets on order and now have actually taken delivery of most of them and still have our older jets... Yeah, it's quite staggering how huge our military presence is. Now also take into consideration our privately owned guns and ammo being 500 million plus guns and trillions of rounds of ammo in the hands of men and women all over the country, many of our men and women having prior served in the various branches of the US military, and the fact if the draft were enacted we'd have tens of millions of US troops ready to serve.... You can see what a terrifying picture that paints for the opposition.
Yeap.
Can't forget how the current Whitehouse occupant quickly pulled out of Afghanistan, and left behind what, $800 billion in military weapons, equipment, and technology that are probably currently being reversed engineered by our biggest enemies.
Thus, helping them close the technological gap even quicker.
@@Gutslinger Even if they figure out how to use it they're not exactly swimming in advanced engineers and aerospace technology. Highly unlikely they'll reverse engineer any of it. Likely most of it will be run into the ground, crashed by inexperienced pilots, and be inoperable within a year or two. Not getting into the political side of the discussion as I disagree with our current administration likely as much as you do but that was not my intent on being a part of the discussion.
Russia and Japan can reverse engineer that tech... it's only Israel's iron dome tech, that they would struggle with (anti missle) maybe some micro chip issues... but regardles it wouldn't matter much tbh. America will never be alone in this kind of war and I'm surprised to think that somehow Germany and the commonwealth would be America's most natural allies as well as israel. Thats a no brainer, truth be told the commonwealth have no love for Asia or the EU, its way to liberal for a conservative people
And no mention of other branches. And this is with tech that's known throughout the world. US is developing crazy advanced technologies. New A10, 6th gen fighter and bomber aircraft, unmanned sea/aerial/ground vehicles, robotics, nanotechnology in medical, new weapon systems for infantry, the list goes on.
It doesn’t go by how many people you have, it’s all about mobilization.
Indeed. A billion people doesn't mean very much if they can't go anywhere.
Which is a major reason the French military lost in the German blitzkrieg of France in WWII.
@@jimreilly917, you mean besides incompetence?
@@thomasobrien5320 The French weren’t incompetent any more than the British. When Hitler started to re militarize Germany, France and Britain failed to enforce the terms of Versailles, which they easily could have by occupying the Saarland. Instead, politicians decided to give Hitler everything he wanted. Churchill saw this, hammered on it and was ignored right up to the invasion of Poland. And no one saw blitzkrieg coming. Even the German staff were stunned at their success.
There’s nothing politicians can’t f*ck up.
@@jimreilly917, I was referring more to their incompetent military leaders allowing the Nazi's to waltz through the country in a month. The French army was probably the most modern in Europe in regards to equipment at the time.
I really enjoy watching your reactions, and Millie really is funny
i feel like if it really were us vs the world, several countries would immediately capitulate and support the us initiative due to that overwhelming presence
Also a very interesting point!!! Quite a few would be like fuck that, let's be friends again, especially if they were nations we had previously considered sister nations like Canada and Britain. Australia is pretty close too imo, but idk current climate with all the things going on there and the power struggles between them and china.
Why would they? The US has obviously screwed up so badly that they have alienated themselves that is what the scenario is alluding to. No nation would capitulate in this circumstance.
@26:30 Thank you for mentioning the U.S. Coast Guard! When other countries' navies are considered, they almost always include the equivalent of the U.S. Coast Guard in their counting. Mostly because few other countries have true blue water navies and call their coast guard equivalents their navies. Yep, it's good to be the only super power. And although we aren't going to war against the world any time soon, I think we're getting fed up policing all the rest of you. We've trying to prevent minor local wars from becoming the next world war but get little cooperation and the opposite of thanks. Is it worth it?
Here's a fun fact: Current US overseas deployment levels are at their lowest since prior to WWII. The US is ALREADY largely leaving the rest of the world to its own devices. Ships have been getting attacked that in times prior the US would have gotten involved. The US Navy is still out there in the world's oceans, but the US is a lot less concerned about protecting shipping as much as it used to. Going forward, the US will likely continue to protect shipping, but it'll be a lot more picky about it. If it doesn't effect the US or very close allies, the US probably won't give much of a flip about it.
Coast Guard vessels also tend to be built "for, but not with" much heavier wartime armament than they normally carry, which could be installed without too much trouble.
@@Seastallion Yeah, the US hasn't cared about anything other than things that could imminently cause a third world war for years at this point. It's basically just become "fuck y'all, do your own thing, and don't come crying back to us when you mess everything up because we weren't around to parent you"
I love the Coast Guard but a general rule of thumb is 'no missiles not military'. Coasties don't wanna be military anyway, we're a little fucked in the head 😂
i think most Americans look out and see the social programs and education opportunities in these other nations and wonder if being the worlds police is actually worth it if the wealth we've accumulated doesn't actually trickle down.
3:43 I had an almost identical moment a few years ago. I vividly remember learning as a kid (less than 20 years ago) Jupiter had 34-ish moons, but then the JWST came along just a few years ago and suddenly the moon count is upwards of 95 lmao.
Plus, I’m pretty sure if the US ever faced a war against the world, the first thing they would do is occupy Canada, Northern Mexico, Yucatán, Panama and Caribbean. Once they sured that up, they’d have all North America and more defensible positions and way more resources. P,us they’d connect Alaska to the rest of the states, enabling much easier movement. Also Including securing the gulf which is huge for transport and resource. Then they’d also have the Canadian oilsands and the many other Canadian resources and cover the entire northern hemisphere forcing enemy forces to have to go around Argentina and be cut off completely in the North.
Keep in mind....the US now has a specialized space force developing...so those targeting satellites for China would be the first space targets in the opening salvos
The X-37 is one peace of hardware that everyone is sleeping on. It's literally a mini drone space shuttle. The Space Force have been launching and recovering those things a lot in the past few years and we barely know what the classified stuff they send up on them along with all those weather sates are.
meanwhile, Russia and China already have them
@@fixplayxp8717 sure they do..lmao. 10 and 20yrs behind in sub technology. Terrible targeting systems on those chunese ballistic missile too.
Keep in mind that the Chinese already have satellite killers in space, while the US doesn't.
@@JB-yb4wn Wrong.
Yes we are brothers and sisters because part of my family DNA match England, Ireland, Scotland at 40%. France, Austria, German and Noregian the rest. Family roots living in USA since 1,600's.
OPEC, I think it means, Oil Producing Economic Countries, probably wrong however lol, refers to a coalition of countries in the middle East that provide over 80% of the worlds oil
no one ever explains how Chinese long range missiles ever actually find and hit their targets. US ships are beyond line-of-sight, and always moving. Requires real-time tracking and targeting with great precision at great distances. You need to observe the target to hit it.
That's why the Chinese anti-ship missles have such a complex kill-chain. They use AWACS to track the ship and on final aproch use the satellite telemetry to get the exact location and speed to hit it, but if you break any point in that chain then the missle becomes useless. Satellite are just the easiest target at the moment.
Thats what their satellites are for.
@@mac11380 you clearly don't know the limitations of such things
@@cheeseninja1115 hypersonic maneuvering is an issue, and all that active targeting can be detected, observed, attacked, and disrupted. You're firing a missile over the horizon, beyond the reach of Chinese assets, at a moving target.
In reality, I believe tests of anti satellite technologies go back to the 1970s. It simply didn't receive much media attention until much more recently. I'm confident our abilities along those lines are the best in the world.
Great comments.
The U.S. has a focus on defense and no harm unless necessary. We may hate war more than anyone.
Everyone I know sees The British as allies, and friends.
Nuclear attack sub's means they need no refueling for a long time. That's different from being armed with nuclear warheads. Love your videos. Awesome.
11:00 you're bringing out the geography, history teacher in me. The Suez Canal is an extremely vital part of the global supply chain. US and UK troops fought like crazy to keep control of it in World War Two because it was such an extremely important waterway. My grandpa was one of them. And then after the allies secured it, he was then stationed in England to bomb nazi Europe's factories, bridges, highways, railroad lines, anything and everything to disrupt the nazi war machine.
@Pɪnned by Beesleys tbh, I don't even really know what WhatsApp is. 🙈
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). I call them oldpeckers. HQ in Vienna, Austriaof all places - also the sausage capitol of the world.
You also have to remember oil isn't just for your car. Oil refining makes all kinds of products for a multitude of uses.
Yes very true! Sterile medical equipment, electronics, military equipment, etc.. Oil is literally a part of every aspect of everything in modern life.