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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Based on the current/planned cost of the war, is Israel able to sustain the war in Gaza without extra aid from United States?
I wonder based on the current economic situation of Israel, if it could sustain the war against Hamas by itself without external aid.
It is reported that the United States committed over $3.3 billion ...
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Why does the Indian government seem reluctant to appoint a new CDS?
The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) remains vacant after the death of India's first CDS, General Bipin Rawat, in December 2021.
The post was advertised to be extremely crucial when it was created....
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What's the basis for Niger's military to claim that the 2012 accord with the US was 'in violation of the “constitutional and democratic rules”'?
News is that Niger's military government just denounced the 2012 accord with the US that was the basis of the latter's base and operations in Niger.
“The government of Niger, taking into account the ...
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War "strategism"
I'm just reading an article and I see this sentiment expressed:
Ukraine has been let down by a US-led reluctance to supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs, meaning Kyiv lost a golden opportunity to ...
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How can a military exercise on the Black Sea happen with a closed Bosporus?
Romania holds a NATO naval military exercise on the Black Sea.
However, exactly the same war made also Turkey to close the Bosporus before military ships.
How can this exercise then happen? Afaik ...
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Which pro-Assad forces use crypto as funding? [closed]
Are there any Pro-Assad forces or militias affiliated with the Assad government that use cryptocurrencies to finance their operations?
During my research on the Ukrainian war there are people on both ...
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How does the military decide if an unidentified flying object can or should be shot down or not?
According to NY Times, the military shot down a few unidentified flying objects after being visually confirmed:
The U.S. and Canada are investigating three unidentified flying
objects shot down over ...
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Do a majority of Israeli Jews still think that the IDF is holding back too much in Gaza?
Time reported on Nov 10:
Poll results were also hawkish when it came to the use of force in Gaza: 57.5% of Israeli Jews said that they believed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were using too little ...
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Why was Saudi Arabia not granted the status of "major non-NATO ally" of the US?
The present list of "major non-NATO ally" (MNNA) of the US:
Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, ...
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Why does Ukraine deny responsibility for attacks on Russia?
What is the reasoning behind Ukraine denying (or refusing to accept) responsibility for attacks and incidents of sabotage in Russia?
From a recent article:
There was no immediate comment from ...
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Did the Taliban give any hint they were letting the US 'keep' the Bagram Airfield (under some conditions)?
Trump claimed in 2022 that his peace plan for Afghanistan (that Biden ruined) involved keeping the Bagram Airfield:
We were gonna be out. I got it down to 2,000 [troops] we were getting ready to pull ...
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How can a state governor send their National Guard units into other administrative districts?
As part of yesterday's insurrection response, VA Governor Northam sent his National Guard into D.C.:
Virginia is sending reinforcements to help law enforcement in Washington, D.C.
Gov. Ralph Northam ...
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Is there any treaty that prevents the militarization of the moon?
Plans for installing a joint nuclear power plant on the moon’s surface
within the next decade are being considered by Russian and Chinese
officials, the head of Russia’s space agency said Tuesday, a ...
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Despite the high public support to fight Russia, why are some family members of soldiers protesting in Ukraine and making demands? [closed]
As this answer points out, political support to fight the Russians and retrieve occupied territories remains high among the public in Ukraine. So I was surprised when I came across the news that ...
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Has the Niger junta explained why they expelled French but not US troops?
The Niger junta that took power this summer expelled French but not US troops. From what I can tell, France had about 1,500 troops there, and the US has about 1,100 (or maybe just 600--sources differ ...