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Human capital is valuable, but clearly not everything about it is encapsulated in pure population numbers. The Soviet Union was far more populous than the US, f
by AlgorithmicTime 11y ago
Human capital is valuable, but clearly not everything about it is encapsulated in pure population numbers. The Soviet Union was far more populous than the US, for example.
It might also do to compare spheres rather than the US and China individually.
- Spooky23 11y agoSorry I made the point too quickly. Humans are literally cannon fodder for nations in this type of war. Value is close to zero. The thing that matters most is producing enough stuff to keep society held together and continue to supply weapons and other material to support the war effort. When nations approach the breaking point pre-nuclear weapons (ie. Soviet Union in 1942/3), they give you a hat, dump you off the back of a truck and suggest that you scavenge a gun. That isn't an option with industrial states post 1945.