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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.

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Is "five" removed from military countdowns because it sounds like "fire"?

Yes, at least sometimes. In the 2nd episode of the 2nd season of the British TV show Scrapheap Challenge the challenge was to build a cannon. They tested the cannons in a DERA facility where "real" c …
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Does the US operate 400-metre tall towers/antennas in Israel?

that while the American radar and the 400m antennas were erected in the same time and are probably related to the same threat, they are distinct and one is operated by the IDF and the other by the US military … QUIETLY EXPANDS SECRET MILITARY BASE IN ISRAEL …
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Does Hamas have remote-controlled covers for their underground rocket firing pits?

I couldn't find direct evidence of exactly what you are looking for, i.e. remotely controlled launch pods covers. Nonetheless I was able to find evidence to all of the necessary components to build su …
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Did 304 US soldiers kill themselves in 2009 compared to 149 killed in Iraq?

Yes (almost), in 2009 302 US active duty military deaths were due to suicide, and on the same year 149 US soldiers were killed in Iraq. … According to a study of war-related deaths published by the Congressional Research Service in there were a total of 1515 active duty military deaths, of them 302 were self inflicted and 346 were as a result …
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Was the Browning Automatic Rifle kept from US troops during WWI?

Its official U.S. military use began in 1918 and continued until the Vietnam war …
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