Iceland, Vatican City...22 countries in the world doesn't have s standing army.5 - 6 countries or even more have a limited military force. Japan for example haven't deployed a single division.
Japan, under Abe and with USA encouragement, has begun to build offensive military systems. The treaty after WWII forbade Japan anythng except defensive forces, hence, the name of the Japanese military, JDF, Japanese Defense Forces. The USA wants to use Japan as a thorn in the side against China, ergo has encouraged the new Japanese military upgrades. Keep in mind that War is a business. A very large Corporate business in the USA. A $700 billion, perhaps a triliion dollar Corporate Megalith. This is called the Military Industrial Complex and has great political power and lobby groups. To promote, expand, maintain, profit, from this Industry requires Wars. That is where the expression, "War is good business" comes from. If you can't gin up a big war, use a bunch of small wars. Wars require enemies. The MSM's job is to support wars by demonizing the war target and this is the NARRATIVE and I capitalize that so you realize it is a KEY and not necessarily the TRUTH. After sufficient demonization, the population synchronizes with the Narrative and thinks the targets of demonization should be attacked, killed, maimed, destroyed, bankrupted, or even nuked. Attacks follow and you should think Veitnam, Libya, Syria, Granada, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, etc. and the result is, "War is good business, and business is good." This MIC is a larger industry than the Auto Industry and it runs on Energy, also a very profitable Industry, and the Banking Industry provides all the loans. Ergo, "War is good business." All the ISM's that run the World are equivalent, but the ISM leadership is what upsets the applecart. Cuba and China are Communist Nations. Both look good to me. Latin American leaders are adjusted for Corporate political reasons for the benefit of those Corporate business investments. Check the United Fruit history. In South Amierica Chile's socialist leader Allende was murdered and the dictator Pinochet installed to protect the IT & T copper interests (history, all communicatons were on copper wires before fiber optics.). In the current NARRATIVE, Russia is being deminozed and is a powerful nuclear Nations. This results in more Nuclear weapons business in the USA. "War is good business." The USA, as the World's largest weapons dealer, sells to all sides and profits handsomely from all wars. Perhaps creating enemies just for the purpose of maintaining the good business. Al Qeda and Osama bin Ladin was organized and financed and armed by the CIA. ISIS is armed and funded by Saudi Arabia and SA is the USA's great ally. Food for thought young poster. Don't ever forget, "War is good business, and business is good." Read about Smedley Butler. Also, History of the USA and History of the World, by Howard Zinn. The truth is out there.