The Russians know a defense against individual missiles would not challenge their nuclear superpower status.

There are, however, numerous obstacles to Brazil reaching superpower status.

This was a major event in Britain's decline from superpower status.

And that is, very frankly, their only claim to superpower status.

Others actively pursued further advances in these new symbols of superpower status.

Nuclear weapons are the country's main claim to superpower status.

And they would resume the arms race to regain Russia's superpower status.

Russia no longer saw itself strong enough to sustain its aspirations of superpower status.

The sixth chapter compares the American rise to superpower status and its use of power.