Three Reasons The USA Is The Hardest Country To Invade

Not that anyone wants to try

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The United States would be the hardest country in the world to invade. And it is not even really close. Through careful statecraft, years of expansion, and the cultivation of allies, the United States transformed itself from a coastal colony of Great Britain into a continental fortress flanked by the largest moats in the world. The United States has impregnable borders, vast interior distances, and massive geographic features that would make any invasion attempt a nonstarter.

Here are three reasons why the USA would be nearly impossible to invade.

Geography

Over decades of expansion and Manifest Destiny, the United States built itself into a continental fortress. It is protected on all sides by a global moat. The southern coast borders the Gulf of Mexico which would be extremely easy for the United States to secure against unwanted advances. The east coast borders the open Atlantic, and the west coast stares out over the vast Pacific. Any invasion attempt would have to sail across thousands of miles of open ocean and would likely completely eliminate the potential for a surprise attack. Even if a potential foe wanted to stage their armed forces in a neighboring country, you only have two to choose from. Both are close US…