Hmmm. The atomic bomb, the German 88 flak gun, and the tiger tank.
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An "arms race".
Most powerful nuclear states (from most amount of weapons, to least) 1) Russia - Decreasing - 5830 Active Weapons 2) USA - Decreasing - 5735 Active Weapons 3) France - Decreasing - 350 Active Weapons 4) China - INCREASING - 200 to 250 Active Weapons 5) UK - Decreasing - 200 Active Weapons 6) Israel - INCREASING - 200 Active Weapons 7) India - INCREASING - 45 to 95 Active Weapons 8) Pakistan - INCREASING - 40 to 50 Active Weapons 9) N. Korea - INCREASING - 1(?) Active Weapon 10) S. Africa - Decreased - 0 Active Weapons
Modern weapons were invented to keep up with other updated weapons. Because you ain't gonna use a musket on a tank are you? The most ingenies invention in possibly the aircraft. Fast (sometimes) manuvarable (sometimes) powerful (most the time) and strong (sometimes).
The United States emerged from World War II as the richest, most powerful nation on Earth.
Aircraft carriers (aircraft).