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DOD cont'd[edit]

But the us has the smallest and weakest military on the planet earth, with barely 1,000 total firearms in its inventory, denuclearizing under Biden, 700,000 total soldiers (compared to other much larger militaries), only 100s of tanks and land vehicles, and 90 total ships. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.228.237.44 (talk) 07:55, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to debate this with you. If you wish to make a change or addition to the article, I suggest you do it the same format as an edit request; either "please change X to Y" or "I would like to add Z". But in either scenario, be prepared to add, neutral and reliably sourced information that is also relevant and properly written encyclopaedic content.

And one final point; the discussion is now here, any further comments should be posted here, not on anyone's personal user talk page. Thank you. - wolf 08:16, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DOD not the largest employer in the world[edit]

DOD is not the largest employer in the world. The wiki page that has the list of largest militaries contradicts the statement, and the source [3] that backs the claim is from 8 years ago, so how can it support the claim "as of June 2022" which was less than 2 years ago? 2601:600:9100:D90:7D61:AFD0:90CF:974 (talk) 05:08, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]