Quote Originally Posted by sapi
I doubt the US will survive as a power in my lifetime, but that's another debate entirely
yes it is but the fact remains that there are 5735 (approx) reasons the U.S. will be a power in your life time and most likely into the moderate future. Yep nuclear weapons, its hard to marginalize a country that has this many active, and has used them in combat.

I think what is likely is the U.S. "super power" status will diminish rapidly over the next 20 years due to the rise of other powers.

Perhaps Japan? Wonder how long it will be before they amend thier constitution to allow for "tactical" nukes?