# Military capabilities of various countries

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-capabilities-of-various-countries/366834>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 1, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-capabilities-of-various-countries/366834 "2006-08-01T03:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-capabilities-of-various-countries/366834/1 "2006-08-01T03:11:01Z")

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Is there a reference to the military of various countries?  
[CIA](https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sy.html) tells me the guys who are draft age, but not how many tanks and aircraft the country has.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-capabilities-of-various-countries/366834/2 "2006-08-01T04:05:20Z")

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Do these sites help?

[http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=325&projectId=22](http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=325&projectId=22)

[http://www.globalsecurity.org/index.html](http://www.globalsecurity.org/index.html)