Military power of Israel & China
Israel vs China
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Israel is a country located in Middle East with an area of 20,770 km2 (land boundries: 1,068 km and costline 273 km). The capital of Israel is Jerusalem but it is internationally unrecognized. The number of inhabitants is 9,353,610.
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the United States. Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems.
More about Israel militaryChina is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 9,596,961 km2 (land boundries: 22,457 km and costline 14,500 km). The capital of China is Beijing. The number of inhabitants is 1,444,390,177.
The People's Liberation Army is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission. The PLA is outfitted primarily with a wide mix of older and modern domestically-produced systems heavily influenced by technology derived from other countries. Russia is the main supplier military equipment outside the domestic industry.
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Military expenditures
 IL |  CN | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 0 billion $ | 293 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5.2% | 1.7% |
Manpower
| IL | CN | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 169,500 | 2,035,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 465,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,797,960 | 385,821,101 |
Land Forces
| IL | CN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,650 | 5,750 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6,135 | 14,130 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,000 | 7,094 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 650 | 2,720 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 48 | 3,140 |
Air Forces
| IL | CN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 618 | 4,630 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 41 | 1,049 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 230 | 1,130 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 120 | |
| Helicopters: | 128 | 1,355 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 15 | 151 |
Navy
| IL | CN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 74 | 742 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 38 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 54 | |
| Corvettes: | 7 | 73 | |
| Submarines: | 6 | 74 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Israel
Although not certain, there is a rumour that Israel was the sixth country in the world that managed to research and develop their own nuclear arsenal. However, they did not confirm that fact. Still, a lot of sources claim that they managed to prepare fully working nuclear warheads in 1966. In spite of such early dates, Israel has not joined the NPT. Up to this day, they do not confirm nor deny the possibility of having nuclear arsenal. As a result of that, Israel is said to apply quite effective, yet affordable deterring policy.
According to many organizations, the estimated numbers of nuclear weapons that Israel possesses varies from 80 up to even 200 ready to be launched nuclear weapons. What is more, there are also rumours that Israel managed to prepare special missiles that can be operational from submarines.
China
The last of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT, which at this moment possesses approximately 280 nuclear warheads in total. Nevertheless, the number of deployed bombs is unknown. The first test that occurred to be successful occurred in 1964. The main goal of Chinese was to build a deterrent against two major nuclear powers, namely The United States as well as The Soviet Union. The nation decided to choose dried lake for the nuclear site, Lop Nur. Although China developed and tested its first atomic device only in 1964, they managed to test their first hydrogen bomb only 32 months later. As a result, they can boast with the shortest period between developing fission and fusion technology.
China managed to conduct 45 tests of nuclear weapons. Still, the data regarding the stockpile of accumulated warheads is uncertain. The same thing concerns the number of deployed warheads. It is all due to the limited information that the country provides. We should also bear in mind that they are the only country out of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT that does not give a positive security assurance.
Military service
Israel
18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24 (women).
China
18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles.