In most countries, the armed forces are divided into three or four forces: an army, a navy, an air force, and often a gendarmerie or a paramilitary police force. Many countries have a variation on the standard model of three or four basic forces. Variations include China (army, navy, air force, strategic missile force), Japan [...]

The arms race in Northeast Asia undercuts all talk of peace in the region. It also sustains a growing global military-industrial complex. Northeast Asia is where four of the world’s largest militaries — those of the United States, China, Russia, and Japan — confront each other. Together, the countries participating in the Six Party Talks [...]

The Growing Military-Industrial Complex in Asia
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