“Why some people say the US is the sole superpower in the world, I don’t understand. China, Russia, India, Pakistan, are all large nations with nukes and other capabilities.”
It takes more the military might to be a super power. According to Dunnigan, the USA has about 75% of the World’s combat power. We are the ONLY ones with deployed Stealth aircraft and warbots. We are at least 1, perhaps 2 generations ahead of the rest of the world and pulling away.
Then there is the economy. AFAIK, the USA with 5% of the worlds population produces about 33% of the worlds GDP. That changes quickly, so I could be wrong. Considering that the rest of the world’s economy is in the tank, it might be higher today.
Then there is culture, which, being a soft power is harder to measure. Who is the top Movie Star in China and how many tickets did they sell world wide last year? There is claimed to be a McDonalds in EVERY Nation on the face of this Earth. You could probably fit all the humans who don’t know who Brittney is in a phone booth. Not that anyone remembers what a phone booth is. Who is the leading rock group in Russia? I once saw a UN list of the 10 most famous people. 7 were Americans. I could go on with Levis, Michael Jordan, Micheal Jackson, Et.Al. but there shouldn’t be any need to. It is no accident that the Nobel prizes in science are dominated by Americans.
That is what makes a super power.
