armed forces

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After World War Two, Japan adopted the constitution, including Article 9, which prohibits the maintenance of armed forces and renounces war as a right of sovereignty.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Both men were members of the party’s Central Military Commission, a Xi-chaired council that commands the armed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A Chinese military court issued suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers for corruption, punctuating a broad purge of China’s armed forces that has ousted most of the high command.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Morocco's armed forces confirmed they were part of the search in a post on Facebook.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

At the bottom of the scaffold stand four hand-selected members of the armed forces.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly