Are there US troops in Israel?

Currently the only active foreign military installation on Israeli soil is the American AN/TPY-2 early missile warning radar station on Mt. Keren also known as the Dimona Radar Facility.
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Can US military go to Israel?

New US Armed Forces rules forbid soldiers from non-official travel to Israel, region.
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Is it safe to go to Israel?

As for other forms of crime, Israel is very safe to travel to, it even has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and is much safer, in terms of street crime, than other top destinations in Europe. Crimes such as mugging and violence happen rarely and even more so towards tourists, so you are safe to walk at night.
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Does the US supply Israel with weapons?

Weapons Sales and Grants

Israel is one of the United States' largest arms importers. In the past decade, the United States has sold Israel $7.2 billion in weaponry and military equipment, $762 million through Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), more than $6.5 billion through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
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Why is Israel so good at war?

Since 1948, the state of Israel has fielded a frighteningly effective military machine. Built on a foundation of pre-independence militias, supplied with cast-off World War II weapons, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have enjoyed remarkable success in the field.
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Who has the strongest military in the world?

The United States

With a budget of $738 billion and 1,388,000 men and women in the armed forces, it boasts an awe-inspiring 6,125 nuclear weapons, 11 aircraft carriers, 68 nuclear submarines, 3,761 military aircraft, 867 attack helicopters, 6,209 tanks and 113 warships.
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Who would win war Russia or USA?

The USA also has an overwhelming advantage over Russia in terms of conventional forces. Russia still has incredible military might, even if it is not as large as NATO's, with more than a million active troops.
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What is America's strongest weapon?

The B83 nuclear bomb is the biggest device in the U.S. stockpile. It has a maximum delivery of 1.2 megatons – that's 1.2 million tons of TNT. This is 80 times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Japan at the end of World War Two. The B83 weighs 1.5 tons and entered service in 1983.
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Who is stronger USA or China?

The United States enjoys overwhelming advantages over China. The United States outweighs China in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), technology, and military spending. China's GDP is 15 percent of global GDP, compared to 24 percent of the United States.
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Who is stronger Israel or China?

But in the power ranking Israel was ranked inside the top ten, behind the United States, Russia, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Japan, in that order. Saudi Arabia and South Korea were ranked 9th and 10th, while the United Arab Emirates was 11th.
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Has Israel ever lost war?

In the immediate aftermath of the Second Israel–Lebanon War, most ob- servers have concluded that Israel lost its war against Hezbollah.
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Why is Israel hard to invade?

Israel is in a tough neighborhood and most of their neighbors don't want Israel to exist. This means the Jewish state is constantly fighting for survival in some way, shape, or form and they're incredibly good at it. In almost 70 years of history, Israel earned a perfect war record.
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Which US companies sell weapons to Israel?

The long list of private US companies involved in supplying Israel with arms includes Lockheed Martin, Boeing; Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Ametek, UTC Aerospace, and Raytheon, according to CAAT.
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Who is allies with Israel?

Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with two of its Arab neighbours, Egypt and Jordan, after signing peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively. In 2020, Israel signed agreements establishing diplomatic relations with four Arab League countries, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco.
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Is Israel army Strong?

For 2022, Israel is ranked 18 of 142 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a PwrIndx* score of 0.2621 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). This entry last updated on 05/02/2022.
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Can I fight for Israel?

age at enlistment: 18 and older. Israeli citizen. either resident of Israel after your 10th birthday or cumulated visits in Israel of more than 120 days in anyone of the calendar years after your 10th birthday. at least one of your parents resides in Israel.
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Can Egypt defeat Israel?

Egypt's autocrat has said his military could defeat Israel in any future war between the neighbouring former enemies, pro-government media reported. Egypt's president has said his military could defeat Israel in any future war between the neighbouring former rivals, pro-government newspaper Youm7 reported.
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Who is attacking Israel?

Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip. Thirteen Israelis have been killed and hundreds injured as a result of Qassam rocket fire at Israeli targets.
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Why is Israel so advanced?

Israel has a technologically advanced market economy with cut diamonds, high-technology equipment and pharmaceuticals among its major exports. The country is very highly developed in terms of life expectancy, education, per capita income and other human development index indicators.
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Who would win Iran or Israel?

To be sure, even without its ready-to-launch nuclear warheads, Israel is more than capable of delivering swift and devastating blows to Iran's armed forces, both in the skies and seas. Its fleet of American fighter jets and bombers alone can irreparably trounce Iran's air defenses as well as its dilapidated air force.
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Does Israel have nukes?

Estimates of Israel's stockpile range between 80 and 400 nuclear warheads, and the country is believed to possess the ability to deliver them in several methods, including by aircraft, as submarine-launched cruise missiles, and via the Jericho series of intermediate to intercontinental range ballistic missiles.
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Could the US ever be invaded?

Geographic feasibility. Many experts have considered the US impossible to invade because of its major industries, reliable and fast supply lines, large geographical size, geographic location, population size, and difficult regional features.
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Who has the largest navy in the world?

China possesses the biggest navy in the world by number of hulls, the U.S. Defense Department confirmed in its latest report on Beijing's armed forces. The People's Liberation Army Navy has 355 front-line ships in three fleets arrayed along the Chinese coast.
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