13. Iran (21). Power Index: 0.3131. Defense Budget: $6,300,000,000. Total Military Personnel: 934,000. Total Aircraft Strength: 505. Tanks: 1,650. Armored Fighting Vehicles: 2,215. Total Naval Assets: 398. Aircraft Carriers: 0. Submarines: 33 9. Turkey (8). Power Index: 0.2216. Defense Budget: $10,200,000,000. Total Military Personnel: 710,565. Total Aircraft Strength: 1,056. Tanks: […]
2018 was the hottest year ever recorded for the planet’s oceans By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist. Updated 9:29 AM ET, Thu January 17, 2019 (CNN) Last year was the hottest for the planet’s oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track […]
Every year, Global Firepower releases its list of the most powerful military forces in the world. America predictably tops the list again in 2018, and the rest of the top five is unchanged from last year. But things get more interesting further down the list. Both North and South Korea […]
Blog note: Christian Persecution. Jesus indicated that many would hate and persecute Christians because of His name. This has always been the case and is increasing in intensity and frequency. Psalm 25:19. Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. Psalm 38:19. But mine enemies […]
Holy site where God gave Moses 10 Commandments ‘to be bulldozed for Saudi mega-city’ A HOLY site where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments could be bulldozed to make way for a £350billion Saudi mega-city, it is feared. By JOE DUGGAN PUBLISHED: 07:49, Mon, Jan 21, 2019 […]
‘Real European Army’: Macron’s Initiative is Taking Shape Step by Step © AP Photo / Matthias Schrader 19:48 07.11.2018. Sputnik News. French President Emmanuel Macron continues to push ahead with the idea to reduce dependence on the US and NATO and create an EU defence force. Macron’s recent […]
‘Saudi Arabia will come back stronger than ever. Strategic investing is catering to an imminent wave of growth that is beginning to emerge. With a bird’s eye view of the country’s import and export activity and logistics investments, King Abdullah Ports (KAP) CEO Rayan Qutub is confident that […]
The Divinely Determined Completeness of God’s Plan or Purpose (7) (Part 12) Seven-fold Reference to Angels Instructing Other Angels: “And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, two whom […]
250,000 deaths a year from climate change is a ‘conservative estimate,’ research says By Jen Christensen, CNN. Updated 5:19 PM ET, Wed January 16, 2019 (CNN) Climate change could “halt and reverse” progress made in human health over the last century. The grim analysis comes from one of the […]
35. Myanmar (31). Power Index: 0.6648. Defense Budget: $2,400,000,000. Total Military Personnel: 516,000. Total Aircraft Strength: 263. Tanks: 592. Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1,358. Total Naval Assets: 155. Aircraft Carriers: 0. Submarines: 0 27. Thailand (20). Power Index: 0.4735. Defense Budget: $5,390,000,000. Total Military Personnel: 627,425. Total Aircraft Strength: 565. Tanks: […]
