If UK was same size as US, which would be most powerful?

[Monkwrestler]

Well and also the UK was at one point the world most powerful but it lost a fair amount of colonies after time but nothing lasts forever but still we had a quater of the globe as the phrase says 'the sun never sets on the british empire'

[5,5]

Definatly the US becuase we have wayyy more nuclear weapons than any other country we could blow up the earth around 70 sum times with our weapons so the UK shouldnt be too hard to destroy.

[Cwmbran]

The US, because they have more natural resources.

[5,5]

The US, because they have more natural resources.

natural resources dont mean anything its more of who can blow the otehr one to pieces faster,

[Cwmbran]

natural resources dont mean anything its more of who can blow the otehr one to pieces faster,

Natural resources mean everything, with out them they would not be able to get their hands on these weapons to "blow the otehr one to pieces faster,".

[5,5]

i guess but still the us would destroy the uk with one press of the'big red button'

[Jordy]

i guess but still the us would destroy the uk with one press of the'big red button'

We're not on about a US vs UK War, we're on about would the UK be as powerful as the US if we were as big.

It's all down to the resource's of the land and it's location.

Anyway, there isn't one big red button to blow up the UK, you would need permission from the UN to launch any nuclear weapons, the chances of that are near enough impossible, and it's unlikely you'll ever be able to launch them anyway as launching a nuclear weapon is so incredibly difficult with the amount of protection the US have on them. Most the nuclear weapon's in the world have expired anyway, no one has permission to make new one's and nuclear weapons only last about 40 years, after that you need new one's. I wouldn't be surprised if none of our nuclear weapons worked.

[Captain]

UK would be more powerful, hands down.

[5,5]

We're not on about a US vs UK War, we're on about would the UK be as powerful as the US if we were as big.

It's all down to the resource's of the land and it's location.

Anyway, there isn't one big red button to blow up the UK, you would need permission from the UN to launch any nuclear weapons, the chances of that are near enough impossible, and it's unlikely you'll ever be able to launch them anyway as launching a nuclear weapon is so incredibly difficult with the amount of protection the US have on them. Most the nuclear weapon's in the world have expired anyway, no one has permission to make new one's and nuclear weapons only last about 40 years, after that you need new one's. I wouldn't be surprised if none of our nuclear weapons worked.

the us is the most powerful nation on the planet we could take over the rest of the world very easily nontheless the un. the uk could never be as powerful as the us.

[iTech]

the us is the most powerful nation on the planet we could take over the rest of the world very easily nontheless the un. the uk could never be as powerful as the us.

No it isn't pmsl.
Russia & China are, yes the USA is a major super-power in todays world.
But you are very uneducated to this topic. :rolleyes:


In terms of resources (Oil, so on) America wins. They have oil in Texas etc.
But in terms of military power, we are. We have the strongest and most trained army in the world, and also the best trained special forces (SAS).