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China has the most manpower, with the largest standing army in the world.
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
What's more, the militias were renamed the National Guard and unconstitutionally transformed from a check on federal power to a second federal standing army.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built one of the largest standing armies in the world, twice the size of the U.S. military.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
What's more, the militias were renamed the National Guard and unconstitutionally transformed from a check on federal power to a second federal standing army.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union built one of the largest standing armies in the world, twice the size of the U.S. military.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
On the other hand, the Democratic-Republicans’ vision for the nation was based on the yeoman farmer with limited federal government and no standing army.
—Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20army. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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