Can the United States afford a world war?
Originally Answered: Is the United States able to declare a world war?Nobody can declare a world war. The name world war" is given post-factum to wars of a greatest scale. Germany have declared wars on UK, France, Poland etc., but not a world war. Can the United States afford a world war? At the moment, the US are the richest country in the world. Anyone who will try to fight with US will have less resources. So, probably, if someone can afford a world war - its the US. But no one wishes to start it.