That's a really good point Peter. It seems few lessons have been learnt from the Cold War arms race.. The Soviet Union bankrupting herself in pursuit of military and space equilibrium 
'The Russian economy is the size of the economy of New York state.
The North Korean economy is the size of Jacksonville, Florida.'
And yet, they are both major global powers - military power works, says @pete_appspic.twitter.com/mQyylaTjjx
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New York State’s economy is roughly the size of Mexico’s economy, half the size of India’s economy, 2/3 the size of Canada’s economy, slightly larger than Hong Kong & Singapore and Malaysia combined, almost on par with Spain, larger than Belgium&Sweden combined!
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The only other states with an economy greater than New York are Texas and California. The economies of Texas and Russia are about equal with Russia in 12th place and Texas economy slightly greater.
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