USA vs Greece
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Military power of USA & Greece
| Country: | USA (US) | Greece (GR) |
|---|---|---|
| Capital: | Washington | Athens |
| Population: | 324 527 000 | 10 846 979 |
| Area: | 9 857 306 km2 | 131 990 km2 |
| More: | USA military forces description | Greece military forces description |
Military expenditures
 US |  GR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 610 billion $ | 7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3,1% | 2,3% |
Manpower
| US | GR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 1 281 900 | 143 000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 811 000 | 216 000 |
| Available for military: | 73 270 043 | 2 535 174 |
Land Forces
| US | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 6 393 | 1 353 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 41 760 | 3 400 | |
| Total artillery: | 3 269 | 1 162 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 950 | 547 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1 197 | 152 |
Air Forces
| US | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 12 304 | 620 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 457 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraf: | 2 192 | 198 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 587 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 4 889 | 268 |
Navy
| US | GR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 437 | 99 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 20 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 85 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 13 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 71 | 11 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
USA
The first country to develop and to military use nuclear warheads in the world. Everything started from the Manhattan project, a research that had one particular goal in focus – to develop and produce the first nuclear weapon. Americans were the first to wield such powerful weapon. Everything started in 1941, which is date of the beginning of Manhattan project. Since the end of the Second World War, United States became the leading country when it comes to possessing nuclear warheads and it lasted approximately to 1980s. We should also bear in mind that United States are also the only nation that ever used nuclear weapon in military conflict.
In 1960, the amount of warheads stored by Americans exceeded 30,000. However, it is worth to note that throughout the entire period of the so-called Cold War, USA managed to build approximately 70,000 nuclear warheads, what is more than all other countries with access to nuclear weapons combined. From the first test that happened in 1945 to this day, the USA conducted 1054 tests of atomic bombs. Still, as a result of introduced restrictions on the amount of warheads one state can possess, the current number has dropped to 6500 warheads. Noteworthy is also the fact that out of this number, United States deployed only 1600.
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
USA
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units.
Greece
19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.