This is not 1939 we can not possibly compare the type of weaponry we build today with that of 1939 also its worth mentioning Germany wasn t even capable of beating the British during ww2 a large land based fighting force on Continental Europe posed no threat to Britain guarded by the larger and superior Royal Navy Whales vs Elephants Ping me Interesting according to IMF forecasts the British economy will grow almost twice as fast as Germanys up to at least 2017 and while the British population expands from 63 to 65 million over the next few years the German population will continue to shrink I m not sure but I think a shrinking population is a bad thing right Especialy when combined with a rapidly ageing population like Germanys IMF report for selected countries Germany and the United Kingdom Ping me