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TAKE THE DEFENSE QUIZ! By James L. Hirsen, J.D., Ph.D. Subject: Some Very Interesting Military Statistics ......... * 709,000 regular service soldiers; * 293,000 reserve troops; * Eight standing army divisions; * 20 air force and navy air wings with 2,000 combat aircraft; * 232 strategic bombers; * 13 strategic ballistic missile submarines with 3,114 nuclear warheads on 232 missiles; * 500 ICBMs with 1,950 warheads; * Four aircraft carriers, and; * 121 surface combat ships and submarines, plus all the support bases, shipyards and logistical assets needed to sustain such a naval force. Is this country Russia?   No.   Red China?   Nope.   Great Britain?   ...Hardly ! Give Up? ....   Well, don't feel too bad if you were unable to identify this global superpower because such a country does not exist. These are the American military forces that have disappeared since the 1992 elections. Copyright © 1999 - 2000 James L. Hirsen, J.D., Ph.D. All Rights Reserved