National defense
National defense is the term given to any activity or effort performed to protect a nation against attack or other threats.
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Ostensibly, the term should be equivalent to literal military defense,
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but it may also be applied to offensive actions or policies, or to non-military actions or policies.
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For the United States, "National defense" is the name of a area of "tax outlay" (a division of how tax income is spent; other outlays include "Medicare", "Social Security", and "Non-defense discretionary spending").
Related Topics:
United States - Medicare - Social Security
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