Who has the most (conventionally) powerful military in Europe?

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

Russia

Ukraine

Poland

Germany

France

UK

[Anonymous]

Technically Russia which is a European country and the one with the largest population, and army. Their economy and organization however leaves much to be desired, and they also don't have any great allies beyond China to the extent they can lean on China.

So judging by that scale I would have to go with the U. K even thou France slightly out ranks them. The U. K. can call on its commonwealth and the USA for additional support.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293634/most-powerful-militaries-europe/

[Lliam]

The U. S. It has bases all over Europe and controls NATO.

Next to that is Russia.
Ukraine is a joke.

[Agape93]

Without nukes, Germany or Poland. Switzerland if you're going defensive

[OddBeMe]

I don’t know. Honestly good. Because the US is the cops and thus none of them need to rearm after WW2.

[Anonymous]

Whoever answered “France” is a fucking moron. 🤦‍♂️

[monorprise]

Technically in terms of numbers it is France at the moment if you don't count Russia as European, or judge by economics, or allies.

Having a powerful military and being able to use it in war are 2 different things.
Russia's military is fantastic on paper, but Russia's economy and goverment can't support said military. Russia also does not have connections to allies who can lend Russia the resources required.

The U. K. for example has great credit and even better relations in key places all over the world. That means The U. K. unlike Russia can not only base its fleet anywhere to attack anywhere with ease. But the U. K. can even call upon her commonwealth and the U. S. to give them whatever extra material and economic resources they need to support themselfs.

NATO does most of this for most of Europe. NATO has stock piles of weapons all over Europe that European nations borrow when and if They need to fight a conflict or even emergencies. This enables NATO countries to fight any war they need to with relative ease.

If Russia had a similar set of resources she would have used them to supply her army at the start of the war.

[NathanDavis]

the USA

[Iamcoming]

Russia

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