Superpower

:This article is about superpowers in the context of international relations. For superhuman abilities possessed by fictional characters, known as super powers, see special attack.

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A superpower is a state with the ability to influence events and project power on a super scale. Nations can be a superpower without being a Global Empire, such as ancient Egypt, the Aztec Empire, the Roman Empire or China. In modern terms, this may imply an entity with a huge economy, a large population, and strong armed forces, including air and space power and a considerable arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. Criteria for superpower status are described in more detail below.

Related Topics:
State - Power - Super - Superpower - Global Empire - Egypt - Aztec - Roman Empire - China - Economy - Weapons of mass destruction

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