The Top Nations With No Armed Forces


BANGALORE: If any person is questioned to name a powerful nation, then without a doubt the answer will be a country with military might. If we take a bird’s eye view on the great and powerful nations and empires of the past and present, the military criteria stands out to be common factor.

However, quite surprisingly, in this era of mindless pursuit for sophisticated military force, there are a few countries with no armed forces at all..

Check out the list of nation that manages to survive without following the global trend of possessing a strong military, as compiled by Toptenz.

Solomon Islands:

A sovereign country consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania, Solomon Islands is one such nation where there is no presence of armed forces to protect the country.

This country had a heavy ethnic conflict between 1998 and 2006 which was ended at the intervention of Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific countries. Since then no military has been maintained.

 Though the country has no standing military forces, it has a police force of nearly 500 which includes a border protection unit. The police force is responsible for fire service, disaster relief, and maritime surveillance.

Although Solomon Islands has no set protector, Australia would be the first one to protect the Island nation.

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