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With 1.2 million troops, North Korea’s military ranks among the world’s largest standing armies, and its entry into the war was a profound escalation in a war now approaching its fourth year.
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Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
China has the most manpower, with the largest standing army in the world.
—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
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Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
China has the most manpower, with the largest standing army in the world.
—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
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20army. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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