US to Remain Influential World Power But Not Dominate as at End of WWII - Carter

The United States will remain a highly influential world power for years to come but won’t dominate global affairs as it did beginning in 1945 at the close of World War II, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told an audience Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States remains exceptionally strong, with tremendous military power, a resilient economy and world-leading technologies, the defense secretary added.

"It is not going to be 1945 again, where the rest of the world was in ruins and the United States is the only power left standing," Carter said at an event in Washington, DC sponsored by The Atlantic magazine. "We remain a very influential power, not dispositive, in the world and I expect that to continue."