An organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats.
Questions tagged [military]
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Is it possible to fly 4 helicopters anywhere in a country without official knowledge?
According to reports, there were 4 helicopters used in the raid on Osama Bin Laden.
Is it conceivable that even one helicopter could be flown so close to the capital of another country without raising alarm bells?
Considering these were military…
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Do Danish and Canadian militaries exchange gifts on a disputed island?
The following image is circulating on LinkedIn:
There is an island which is disputed territory between Canada and Denmark. The militaries of both countries periodically visit to remove the other guy's flag and leave a bottle of Danish schnapps or…
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Does the US Armed Forces refuse to recruit anyone with an IQ less than 83?
In this video, Jordan Peterson claims the following.
You can't induct someone into the Armed Forces in the US if they have an IQ of less than 83.
He claims that the armed forces needs an accurate predictor of intelligence in order to be able to…
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Was George H. W. Bush the "youngest pilot in the US Navy"?
According to this Miller Center,
Bush enlisted in the Navy on his 18th birthday and became notable as the youngest pilot to earn his wings in World War II.
And, again, on The Independent,
he was at one time the youngest pilot in the US Navy
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Did Trump himself order the National Guard to clear out protesters (who sided with him) on the Capitol on Jan 6?
An op-ed on Russia Today (which obviously has its biases) claims about Trump's reaction to the Jan 6 events:
The supposed Nazi fascist dictator himself ordered National Guard and police to clear out the protesters who sided with him, and protect…
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Did the CIA blow up the Nordstream 1 pipeline, using BALTOPS 22 as cover?
In September 2022, the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines off the coast of Denmark were sabotaged
Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist, recently published a blog post, How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline…
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Does a column of marching soldiers have to break their rhythm while crossing a bridge to prevent its collapse?
I recently stumbled across this article "Why are soldiers ordered to break their marching steps while crossing a bridge?" (The Times of India) where a claim is made:
When soldiers march in three files over a bridge, they generate a
rhythmic…
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Are over 20 of the US Navy SEALs who killed Bin Laden now dead?
This is making the rounds on social networks:
DID YOU KNOW
Over 20 Navy SEALs who (allegedly) "killed" Osama Bin Laden are now dead.
Is there any truth to this (today as in 8 May 2015)
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Did the US push the Kurds to lower their defences against Turkey in the months preceding the latest Turkish military operation against them?
CNN reports:
Analysts such as Bowman say part of the outrage is driven by the fact that "we would have not defeated ISIS' Caliphate ... without their help" and that the Kurds had just recently lowered their defenses, trusting the US to protect them…
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Has France ever won a war?
France is commonly made fun of for not having won a war, for instance when they rejoined NATO and the daily mail made fun of them:
Why did the French celebrate their World Cup in 1998 so wildly?
It was their first time they won anything without…
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What makes up $17,500 cost to outfit a U.S. Soldier mentioned in War Dogs?
I just watched the movie War Dogs last night (good flick, btw), and they opened with a line that claims that it costs $17,500 to outfit the average US Soldier. Assuming this disregards training and only looks at actual supplies, this figure seems…
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Does Disney have the third largest navy in the world?
Does Disney really have the world's third/fourth/fifth/sixth/seventh largest "navy"? I've often seen this claim being bandied about on trivia sites and the like. But there are never any credible sources backing it up.
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Did an experiment show none of 680 Air Force cadets were of "average" size?
Various workshops given by Nielsen-Norman Group in the User Experience field, mention a specific experiment that involved Air Force cadets.
The experiment is meant to illustrate the point that there's no such thing as an "average user", and it goes…
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Can Russia's Poseidon nuclear underwater drone create a 500 meter tidal wave?
According to TheTimes.co.uk, "Russian ‘nuclear tsunami’ will wipe out Britain, Kremlin-backed media threatens"
In his Sunday evening primetime show, the Channel One anchor Dmitry Kiselyov said a strike by Russia’s Poseidon nuclear underwater drone…
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When John McCain was shot down was his mission to bomb a civilian light bulb factory?
From RT, "Trump is right (but only on this): McCain is no war hero"
John McCain flew ground-attack aircraft from carriers in the US Navy. He was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and spent the next six years as a prisoner of the Vietnamese, whom…
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