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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Does the money earned by military hardware export enter the mainstream economy in Pakistan?
Pakistani JF-17s replace Iraq’s F-16 fleet
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... it’s rumored that Iraq has acquired 12 JF-17 Thunder Block III fighters, with the ...
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Is there any practical way to bring the military generals under accountability in Pakistan?
A huge number of people in Pakistan see the military as the savior of the country. There is a popular opinion inside Pakistan that the Pakistan Military's dominance must exist as long as the Indian ...
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Why was Turkey able to remove military establishment, but Pakistan weren't?
I know that the military establishment is defeated in Turkey by Erdogan, his party, and his supporters.
What is the reason that the military's dominance, meddling, or control in politics doesn't end ...
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Can a US President be Court Martialed?
I’ve heard that the answer to this question depends on the situation. Suppose, for example, a US president decides to conspire to poison a city’s water supply to cover-up some administrative abuse or ...
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What are the benefits of not using private military companies (PMCs) as China did?
While China explicitly forbids PMCs, China legalized PSCs in September
2009. Since then, Chinese PSCs have rapidly proliferated, increasingly obscuring the line between security and military services.
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Are there dual-citizenship holders within the Armed Forces of United States
Are there dual-citizenship holders within the Armed Forces of rank O-7 (General Officer) or higher?
What percent, if any?
Which nations, if any?
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What stereotypes are true when it comes to religion, genders, race, military, and the government? [closed]
Provide accurate information of evidence along with the stereotype that is true base on one or more of the subjects that I listed above.
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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 much of the total Ukrainian military budget comes from other countries?
I am interested in how much of the total Ukrainian military budget comes from other countries seeing how much other countries are funding Ukraine in the war.
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Based on International law, to what extent can Ukraine take aggressive military action within the territory of Russia?
I wonder, based on international law, if Ukraine takes aggressive military action in the territory of Russia, such as occupying some cities of Russia (I am not considering Donbas, Luhansk and Crimea ...
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Was Nigerian COAS Gen. Faruk Yahaya actually arrested/imprisoned?
There are various stories from Dec last year that Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, general Faruk Yahaya was sentenced to jail or prison for contempt of court.
The chief of army staff was also jailed ...
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What did Putin mean by "We have [...] withdrawn almost all large and heavy weapons from the European part of Russia" in a 2008 interview?
From a 2008 press conference:
We have eliminated bases in Cam Ranh (Vietnam) and in Cuba. We have withdrawn our troops deployed in eastern Europe, and withdrawn almost all large and heavy weapons ...
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If a US citizen were born on US military base abroad, would they be considered as born on US soil and thus eligible to be elected US president?
As we know, the US Constitution provides that only a US citizen born on US soil can be elected US president. How about a hypothetical scenario of a US citizen born on a US military base abroad?
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Are there other (contemporary) examples of failed coup-proofing [by creating multiple armed forces] resulting in a civil war?
According to an MIT political scientist, the current clashes in Sudan are an example of failed coup-proofing, meaning that multiple centres of military power were created in order to create a [...
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What is the role of the U.S. Marines under contemporary joint warfare doctrine?
Is the U.S. Marine Corps, as a separate branch, largely a historical artifact, or does it fulfill a distinct purpose within the context of modern joint warfare doctrine?
Please note, this is not ...
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Are the UK, Germany and USA not concerned about their (donated) tanks being captured and researched by Russia?
It has been well established that several NATO countries are donating armoured vehicles (and training crews) to Ukraine. Some of the more notable vehicles that are being delivered include the American ...
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Have US forces not pulled back from the Turkey-Syria border (along the entirety of it)? If so, when did this turn in policy happen?
I somewhat vaguely recalled that Trump agreed to a pullback of sorts of US forces from parts of northern Syria, reported in the press at the time as practically complete in that area:
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What is the rationale of shooting toxic shells in an area that was meant to be liberated?
The UK authorities confirmed that they will provide depleted uranium shells to the Ukraininan forces.
As usual to divert the attention from the metal toxicity they pointed out the low radioactivity. ...
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Aukus deal. Was Australia called in to share ballooning development costs?
The Aukus deal is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the Uk and the US. The biggest part of the pact is the acquisition of nuclear powered submarines jointly developed by the three ...
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Why isn't Argentina part of the F-35 program?
https://asiatimes.com/2023/03/china-argentina-on-verge-of-region-rattling-fighter-deal/
This week, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Argentina’s
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Does China sell more weapons to Iran or to Saudi Arabia?
Interestingly, China is selling some non-trivial weapons like ballistic missiles to the "traditional US ally" Saudi Arabia.
Is it possible to know if China sells more weapons [e.g. in terms ...
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Was the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia an "invasion" or not? [closed]
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "invasion" means:
an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.
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Can the monarch prevent any Commonwealth realm from declaring war or launching a sanctioned military attack?
The USA requires that the president orders a (lawful) nuclear strike.
The United Kingdom requires that the Prime Minister orders a (lawful) nuclear strike, although the Chief of the Defence Staff ...
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Has Iran presented any evidence that their drones (used in Ukraine) were sent to Russia before the war?
It seems Iran initially denied they sent drones to Russia, but later Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that they sent some, but before the war.
“Some western countries have accused ...
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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
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Is there any official confirmation that Denmark will replace their French 155mm guns (that they're giving to Ukraine) with Israeli ones?
A couple of sources 1 2 seem to indicate that Denmark is giving away all their CAESAR 155mm howitzers to Ukraine... and planning to get Israeli ATMOS howitzers as replacements. The first part of this ...
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How can Estonia give "all" of their 155mm howitzers to Ukraine?
Kaimo Kuusk, the Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine apparently announced that:
We are giving all our 155mm howitzers to Ukraine.
I can't see how an army would agree to give all their artillery in that ...
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What is the German government's rationale for not allowing Leopard 2 tanks to be given to Ukraine?
There are many news articles today about how the German government is reluctant to allow Leopard 2 tanks to be given to Ukraine. For example, the BBC reports:
Under German law, the government in ...
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(When) did Switzerland tighten its neutrality law provisions regarding armaments and ammo post WW2?
According to RFERL and Swissinfo Ukraine is facing a shortage of 35mm gun ammo for the Gepards donated by Germany because said ammo is apparently manufactured in Switzerland. It looks like the Swiss ...
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What percentage of available manpower can a developed state afford to lose before they they experience a collapse in strategic cohesion? [closed]
Please be careful about mentioning real life examples as they tend to distract from the question. Historical examples of states reaching their manpower limits would be useful though.
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