armed forces
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The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton this week said the threat from Russia meant Britain was living through the "most dangerous" period of his 35-year career in the armed forces.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Space Force, the service of the armed forces that deals with this topic, has defined space control as efforts to “destroy, disrupt, or degrade” vital assets in outer space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The French presidency said the aim of the Paris talks was to review a Lebanese armed forces deployment plan based on a "clear, credible and realistic" framework.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ireland’s armed forces number around 7,750 personnel, below its goal of about 9,700.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Austria now began to mobilize its armed forces, calling up hundreds of thousands of reserve troops and moving men into combat positions.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
