Bill Belew has raised 2 bi-cultural kids, now 34 and 30. And he and his wife are now parenting a 3rd, Mia, who is 8.
World Map – Asia
There are seven nations that contribute to the balance or imbalance of military power in the PanAsian reason.
Some have a greater number of troops while others have a greater fleet presence. Still, others have superior technology. One country isn’t even in the PanAsian region.
Ground Troop Power –
7. US – 44,000 troops (27,000 in South Korea and 17,000 in Japan)
6. Russia – 90,000 troops
5. Japan – 148,000 troops
4. Taiwan – 200,000 troops
3. South Korea – 550,000 troops
2. North Korea – 1,000,000 troops – of course, they are all hungry
1. China – 1,600,000 troops
Fleet Power –
7. North Korea – 103,000 tons – of course, they have no fuel
6. South Korea – 148,000 tons – we used to play war games with them in the Japan Sea. I could write some secrets here but then I would have to be shot.
5. Taiwan – 210,000 tons
4. Japan – 426,000 tons – we used to play war games with them as well. Actually, it was more like an English lesson.
3. US – 610,000 tons
2. Russia – 700,000 tons – they used to come watch us play our war games
1. China – 939,000 tons
Air Power –
7. US – 280 attack aircraft (80 in South Korea, 130 in Japan, 70 ship-based)
6. Japan – 480 attack aircraft
5. Taiwan – 530 attack aircraft
4. North Korea – 580 attack aircraft…when they have a sufficient supply of rubber bands
3. South Korea – 600 attack aircraft
2. Russia – 630 attack aircraft
1. China – 2,390 attack aircraft – more than Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the US put together…hmmm…
Is there a balance or an imbalance in the region?
What do you think?
