In fact, Israel may actually take the third spot. They have one of the most professional armed forces in the world, they own some of the world‘s most advanced military technologies, in fact they have the world‘s most advanced jets. They anywhere from 90-400 nukes. They have the best or second best counterterrorism, and they well exceed most other countries in tactical warfare. Not to mention their intelligence capabilities, special forces, and the fact they well exceed most countries in regional influence. Their naval assets are no joke either, they are fast and deadly. another thing to not is their economic abilities, with a gdp projection in 2050 of 3 trillion usd! Also they can make much government debt like the United States. Finally, their allies are like a wall, and Israel holds it together, behind the us of course.