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The Minimum Age and Obligation to Serve in the Military Around the World
In most countries around the world, joining the military requires a minimum age criteria to be met. The minimum age differs from one country to another, depending on various factors such as national...
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The Top Military Academies Around the World
Vadym Zhuravskyi went by the nickname “Viking.” Within a year of earning the rank of senior lieutenant, the 24-year-old decorated commander of Ukraine’s 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade was killed in...
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The US Military’s Longest-Range Artillery
The United States military is one of, if not the most, technologically advanced militaries in the world. This includes its artillery, with its sophisticated and lethal systems. The military’s artillery...
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27 Nations Driving Up Record Global Military Spending
World military spending increased by 3.7% in 2022, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released today. The arms control and disarmament research organization...
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How the World’s Top Military Spenders Compare to the US
Just one year after surpassing $2 trillion for the first time, global military expenditure reached a staggering $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace...
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Countries With the Most Military Firepower
It has been over a year since Russia’s forces rolled into Ukraine, and despite mounting losses, the war seems far from over. One would think Moscow would have made more of an impact by now. After all,...
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Countries Where the Most People Serve in the Military
The United States has a massive military presence in the world, and to achieve military superiority, it spends more on defense annually than the next 10 countries combined, a list that includes China,...
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What the US Spent on the Military Every Year Since 1970
Expanding military expenditure in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives goes back to, at least, President Teddy Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy. While U.S. military expenditure has declined in some...
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Countries Buying the Most Weapons From Russia
The United States is by far the world’s largest military hardware market, making up 40% of global arms exports from 2018 to 2022, up from 33% in the previous five-year period. The U.S. exported weapons...
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Russian and Ukrainian Weapon and Vehicle Losses in the War So Far
On Wednesday, Ukraine launched its long-awaited counteroffensive into Russia-controlled territory. The besieged nation has been taking in a steady stream of weapons, financial support, and training...
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The US Army’s Slowest and Fastest Tanks Ever
The tank first entered the battlefield in World War I as an armored all-terrain vehicle and ultimately a response to trench warfare at the time. By the end of the Great War, there was a surplus of...
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This Nation at War Spent a Third of Its Economy on Its Military Last Year
A leaked document from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency in April 2023 estimates that Ukrainian forces have sustained between 124,000 and 131,000 casualties, including up to 17,500 deaths. The...
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The Nations With the Fastest-Growing Military Power
During a visit in early September to the Albanian capital of Tirana, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani accused Serbia, a close Russian ally, of attempting to destabilize the Western Balkans in order to...
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All of the Weapons the US Has Supplied Ukraine Since the Invasion
Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has committed to supplying a total of $49.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine, delivering everything from small arms and medical supplies...
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One of the effects of the battle between Hamas and Israel is that companies that make weapons have had a dramatic uptick in their stock prices. Among these, the shares of Northrop Grumman have jumped...
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Every US Army Tank in History, Ranked by Top Speed
World War I saw the advent of the tank in warfare. This armored all-terrain vehicle was originally slow and cumbersome, but over the years it has evolved into a highly mobile attack vehicle. The main...
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US Military Spending Every Year Since 1970
The United States boasts the largest defense spending budget in the world, and this has been the case for decades now. The philosophy behind this foreign policy harkens back to President Theodore...
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The Oldest and Newest Russian Tanks and Artillery
Historically, the Russian military has been known for its tanks and armored vehicles, and these weapons are on full display in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Over the course of this campaign, Russia...
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Nations Most Concerned About World War III
Growing disagreements between several nations have led to an increase in global tensions in the past few years. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and continuing...
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Top Countries With Major Nuclear Power Disasters
The world first entered the nuclear age in the early 1940s, when a group of scientists, led by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi tested the first nuclear reactor. Since then, nuclear power has been used...
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Countries With the Fastest-Growing Military Powers
During a September visit to the Albanian capital of Tirana, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani asserted that Serbia, a strong ally of Russia, was making efforts to disrupt the Western Balkans in order to...
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Countries Taking In the Most Refugees and Where They Come From
After a significant jump in the number of refugees in 2022 as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the number of refugees under the United Nations Refugee Agency mandate grew at a more tepid pace....
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Every Ukraine Military Aircraft Currently in Service
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has now been ongoing for just over two years with each side facing down massive casualties in terms of modern warfare. Russia’s progress of recent has caused some to...
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The Top Speed of Every US Army Tank in History, Ranked
The introduction of the armored tank revolutionized modern warfare. Before tanks, front-line ground combat was fought primarily by soldiers and often resulted in heavy casualties. World War I was the...
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