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''Superpower'' may also refer to a very powerful [[country]] in the global spectrum, often with imperialist tendencies.  Throughout the [[Cold War]], the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were considered the only two superpowers.  With the implosion of the USSR in 1991, America is considered the world's lone superpower, and has even been termed a "hyperpuissance" (hyperpower) by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine to illustrate the vast gap between US military expeditures and wartime experience, which are increasing, and the "soft power" of the members of the European Nation, who continue to cut funding for their military and pursue diplomatic means.  China has indicated it intends to execute a "peaceful rise" to superpower status as the 21st Century progresses.

''Superpower'' may also refer to a very powerful [[country]] in the global spectrum, often with imperialist tendencies.  Throughout the [[Cold War]], the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were considered the only two superpowers.  With the implosion of the USSR in 1991, America is considered the world's lone superpower, and has even been termed a "hyperpuissance" (hyperpower) by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine to illustrate the vast gap between US military expeditures and wartime experience, which are increasing, and the "soft power" of the members of the European Nation, who continue to cut funding for their military and pursue diplomatic means.  China has indicated it intends to execute a "peaceful rise" to superpower status as the 21st Century progresses.