aggressive military posture

  • 1Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction        Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …

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  • 2Military strategy — This article is about real and historical warfare. For the computer game genre, see Real time tactics. Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric …

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  • 3Military history of Australia during World War II — An Australian light machine gun team in action during the Aitape Wewak campaign, June 1945 Australia entered World War II shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany …

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  • 4Military history of Italy — The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus in 509 BC, through the Roman Empire, Italian unification, and into the modern day. The Italian peninsula has been a centre of military… …

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  • 5posture — noun 1 position of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, good, perfect (esp. AmE), proper ▪ bad, poor ▪ erect, upright …

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  • 6Military science — For the research and development of technologies used in warfare, see Military technology. Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric …

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  • 7Defence-in-depth (Roman military) — Defence in depth is the term used by American political analyst Edward Luttwak (born 1942) to describe his theory of the defensive strategy employed by the Late Roman army in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. Luttwak s Grand Strategy of the Roman… …

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  • 8Defense (military) — Defense (or defence) has several uses in the sphere of military application. Personal defense implies measures taken by individual soldiers in protecting themselves whether by use of protective materials such as armor, or field construction of… …

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  • 9List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War — Operation Aloha redirects here. For the band, see Operation Aloha (band). Nordlicht redirects here. For the Kriegsmarine ship, see SS Nordlicht. Operation Falcon Freedom redirects here. For the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973… …

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  • 10Finland, Relations with —    Finland was incorporated into the Romanov Empire during the early 19th century. Formerly subjugated to Sweden, the region enjoyed substantial autonomy under tsarist rule and witnessed a national awakening in the 19th century. Benefiting from… …

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