Questions tagged [military]
Questions related to the military. This may include questions about the actions or inaction of the military, the armed forces themselves or government action related to the military.
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How much influence does a threat of military force by the United States have?
Many of the conflicts involving the United States in a non-peace-keeping role have involved the United States threatening military action if some demand (either made by the US or a multi-national ...
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Anti-Aircraft capabilities of Islamic State [closed]
Throughout the rapid spread of Islamic State (IS) they have captured much American equipment and also Syrian equipment. I understand some of that equipment has been too advanced for IS to operate such ...
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Has the Israeli Intelligence Service, or Army (Mossad, IDF) ever been implicated in human trafficking?
Given that the operatives of Israel are almost entirely self financed, and that Israeli crime groups often engage in drug dealing, prostitution etc, it seems feasible that they may or may not have ...
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Why won't Israel just capture Palestine?
There are many small-scale conflicts currently going on around the world between two countries,where one or both deny other's right on some piece of land. like
India vs Pakistan on Kashmir.
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Do POWs typically get paid for their prison time?
The recent release of Craig Bergdahl has me wondering about the status of prisoners of war from a strictly economic standpoint. When a soldier is POW, he is clearly not in a position to be able to ...
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Does Japan have any military?
I know their military was defeated in World War II, but do they have an army today? Did Japan ever regain any military force? I'd think they'd at least have a police force.
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How could it happen that Ukrainian soldiers did not try to defend against the invasion?
What I do not understand about the current crisis in Crimea is how this invasion could be successful without anyone firing a gun.
Weren't there Ukrainian soldiers stationed in Crimea? Maybe the ...
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Without government, wouldn't warlords take over? [closed]
In an Anarcho-capitalist society, where there is no government, wouldn't warlords of competing factions take over?
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Legality of red cross aid to Ukrainian military
According to CNN (Europe), a Red Cross worker tried to bring in supplied to the navy headquarters in Crimea. Probably, this aid was intended for the military of Ukraine in Crimea.
"The men blocking ...
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State army in libertarian state
How would a state's army be paid in libertarian state?
Would there be at least some taxes to pay for this?
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Why does the United States still keep substantial numbers of soldiers in Europe?
If I recall correctly, the US maintains about 30,000 men in Germany alone and thousands more in different European countries. I understand the need to project power and to rapidly deploy to any ...
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Why does USAF buy F-35?
The F-35 program is justified on two grounds:
F-22 is too expensive (similar to F-16 being the cheaper alternative to F-15)
F-35 can be used by AF (F-35A), Marines (F-35B) and Navy (F-35C) (similar ...
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Why are partisan groups in Afghanistan called terrorists?
In WWII, the same people who were hiding in the mountains of Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, etc were called terrorists by the Nazis. Today, they are known as partisans and are respected in ...
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What law compels countries to take prisoners who are NOT trying to surrender?
This arose around some comments on "Is it true that the US president can execute anyone without a trial?"
Under the traditional rules of war you are not allowed to simply kill all of your ...
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What law compels countries to take prisoners who wish to surrender?
This arose around some comments on " Is it true that the US president can execute anyone without a trial? "
Is there any international law, or convention (including Geneva) which compels any country ...
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Risks from proliferation of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (drones)
When the U.S. gave missiles to the Afghan Mujahidins during the Soviet war in Afghanistan it arguably came back to haunt the United States.
In relation to the current drone strikes it seems to me that ...
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What do the US and Australian governments gain from a US Marine presence in Darwin?
The US has decided to establish a US Marine presence in Darwin. What do benefits do both governments gain from this?
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