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The more powerful your military is the less likely you will need to use it to defend yourself.



From near-peer opponents, yes.

But it increases the temptation to use it against weaker opponents.


Offensive use of a military is a very different thing.


In the real world there are no clear cut boundaries like that so it’s military action either way.




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