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 is Russia spending on the war each day?
A former Russian politician, Illya Ponomarev, stated that the war costs Putin 20 billion dollars a day. This seems to be an exaggeration to me. Of course it is impossible to talk about precise figures,...
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Is there any other reason to stockpile minerals aside preparing for war?
“The Chinese central government stockpiling minerals is one potential
indicator that it may be preparing to invade Taiwan,” Gregory
Wischer of Dei Gratia Minerals told the Commission in a prepared
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Why are the IDF instituting humanitarian pauses against Netanyahu's wishes?
Yesterday, it was announced that the IDF would be introducing humanitarian pauses in fighting along one of the roads into Rafah, to allow more aid to flow into Gaza.
What intrigues me about this is ...
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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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What's North Korea's yearly production capacity for artillery shells?
North Korea has sent about 6,700 containers carrying millions of
munitions to Russia since September in exchange for food as well as
parts and raw materials for weapons manufacturing, according to
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Any data about Trump supporters amount in National Guard?
As we know, now there is about 25000 national guardsmen in Washington DC. But doesn't it increase risk of strikes from the inside, from hidden Trump supporters? More people - seems more risky. And FBI ...
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Is there any other country than Ukraine that required women to register for military conscription after WW2?
Under the looming threat from Russia, new legislation was enacted on
21 December 2021 requiring women to register for military service, if
they are deemed medically fit for military service, are ...
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Why was Congress able to create an Air Force without a constitutional amendment?
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution enumerates the powers of Congress and includes the creation of military forces:
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use ...
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Do foreigners who became South Korean citizens recently have to perform military service?
The Republic of Korea (“South Korea”) requires male citizens to
perform military service. U.S. citizens who also hold South Korean
citizenship—those born in the United States to parents who are
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What pro-French paramilitary forces exist on New Caledonia?
The news is reporting that paramilitaries are assisting police in the unrest in New Caledonia:
600 heavily armed police and paramilitaries on Sunday took part in an operation to retake the 60-...
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Why don't NATO troops and untrained volunteers help Ukraine prepare fortified positions?
Recently, after the fall of Avdiivka, Russia made some relatively quick advances due to the lack of prepared defense lines. At this point, with Ukraine on the backfoot, its important for them to fight ...
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How much of the components of Ukranian aid from the US is unconditionally free, with conditions and a simple long-term loan?
Apparently, while Biden did sign a Lend-Lease act specifically for Ukraine (which is like a long-term loan that needs to be repaid), he instead mainly used other US programs to supply economic and ...
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Understanding the exact legal procedure by which the U.S. government provides military funding to Israel?
I have done a little preliminary research which I would like fact-checked.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 laid out the rights and limitations the government has for providing foreign aid, ...
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Why does the US still maintain so many military facilities in Western Europe?
The US maintains a lot of military facilities in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, etc.
This doesn't make economic sense. The US military expenditure is on trajectory to reach a ...
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Does Kataib Hezbollah get any funding from the government of Iraq?
I am curious what it means exactly that PMF forces (including Kataib Hezbollah) are
designated [...] as an "independent military formation" within the Iraqi armed forces.
Do they actually ...
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