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How many troops does NATO actually have on the Eastern flank?
As Russia's intervention in Ukraine is increasing, the main focus of some news is how many troops are ready for invasion:
Military units heading into Ukraine will be drawn from up to 190,000
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What are my odds of being drafted for US selected service currently? [closed]
So this is definitely a slightly paranoia induced question, but it has been on my mind recently (for obvious reasons) and was wondering what my odds are. Age wise I'm primed for the army; I just ...
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Will Russia need to delay an invasion of Ukraine until things settle down in Kazakhstan? [closed]
I am wondering if it is likely that Russia will delay an invasion of Ukraine until the political unrest and violence in Kazakhstan comes to end.
The way I see it is that Russia may need to send in a ...
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Did the U.S. lose the war against the Taliban?
We know that the U.S. has a much stronger military than the Taliban, they could have deployed more troops in Afghanistan to beat the Taliban, but they consciously didn't. This makes me wonder, did U.S....
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Is there an overview of battles between the Afghan Army and Taliban forces during the Resolute Support Mission (2015-2021)?
According to the Wikipedia page on the Resolute Support Mission (RSM):
Resolute Support Mission or Operation Resolute Support was a NATO-led train, advise and assist mission consisting of about 7,772 ...
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In the wake of the 2014 Iraqi army disintegration in front of ISIS, did the US make changes to how it trained such forces, esp. in Afghanistan?
Although some are shocked by the disintegration of Afghan army in front of the Taliban, I for one wasn't too surprised given the 2014 precedent provided by the US-trained Iraqi army, which ...
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What would a Green Party's position be when their country is under military invasion? [closed]
This question is referring to political parties that advocate green politics in general, rather than any specific party in a particular country.
While I understand that pacifist and anti-war policies ...
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How is Russia able to maintain the 2nd most powerful military in the world at a fraction of the cost of the US & China?
The 2020 Military Strength Rankings list Russia's military as #2 in strength:
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However, their defense budget rankings show that Russia's only #8 in spending:
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Have the contents of the letters of last resort ever been revealed?
The letters of last resort are the letters written by the UK Prime Minister to the naval officers in command of the four nuclear submarines which provide the UK's nuclear deterrent, containing ...
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Which US law transfered the power to declare war from Congress to the President? [closed]
The last few wars have been declared by Presidents without an act of congress. Yet the Constitution says that only congress can declare war.
What is the specific legal justification that ...
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Which "coalition" countries have troops in Iraq and how many?
NBC News reported U.S. airstrike kills top Iran general, Qassem Soleimani, at Baghdad airport:
The Defense Department said in announcing the strike Thursday night that Soleimani had orchestrated ...
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What is the Constitutional precedent for military aid?
Is there any Constitutional precedent for the claim that it is or is not within the rights or duties of the office of the President of the United States or of Congress to grant, to deny, or to suspend ...
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Fate of countries without any army when attacked
What happens to countries which don't have any standing army, when attacked by any other country, terrorists, etc.?
Even though only politically less significant or relatively more peaceful ...
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Why does the U.S military use mercenaries?
With a defense budget now totaling ~686-billion dollars a year – which is about the size of the next 8 largest defense budgets combined (figure) – why does the U.S military see the need to ...
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Legality of attacking an occupier by third-party forces within partially-occupied state
Suppose state A is (illegally, militarily) occupying some of the territory of state B (denote the occupied part B1 and the unoccupied part B2). Suppose also that state B is allied with state C, and ...
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