militarization
Equipping for combat
Militarization is the process of equipping or organizing something along military lines.
A society undergoes militarization when military values, personnel, or equipment increasingly dominate civilian life: the militarization of police forces, the militarization of space.
The term often carries critical connotations, suggesting inappropriate extension of military culture into areas where it doesn't belong.
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
bases · garrisons · recruitment · veterans · commissioning · procurement · contractors · reserves
Gradual accumulation over time
- tensionStretched or strained state
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- intensificationIncrease in degree
- expansionIncrease in scope
brinkmanship · provocation · hostility · polarization · deployment · reinforcement · surge · mobilization
Tools for fighting
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
bombs · firearms · rifles · warships · drones · rockets · grenades · torpedoes
Systematic observation of subjects
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- patrolsSurveillance circuits
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
barriers · policing · enforcement · curfews · lockdown · occupation · crackdown · fortification
army
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
pentagon · bases · garrisons · recruitment · veterans · commissioning · procurement · contractors · reserves
buildup
Gradual accumulation over time
- tensionStretched or strained state
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- intensificationIncrease in degree
expansion · brinkmanship · provocation · hostility · polarization · deployment · reinforcement · surge · mobilization · entrenchment
weapons
Tools for fighting
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
artillery · bombs · firearms · rifles · warships · drones · rockets · grenades · torpedoes · mines
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- patrolsSurveillance circuits
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
guards · barriers · policing · enforcement · curfews · lockdown · occupation · crackdown · fortification · watchtowers
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
infantry · siege · guerrilla · offensive · maneuver · assault · campaign · engagement · skirmish · reconnaissance
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
- Nazi GermanyAdolf Hitler, Hitler, Nazi, Nazis, Nazi Party
- Soviet EraUSSR, Soviet Union, Soviet rule, CCCP, Eastern Bloc
- space policyliability limits, international law, space weapons, satellite weapons, weapon ban
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- military scandalsAbu Ghraib, Iran-Contra, Pentagon Papers, torture, cover-ups
militarizationdemilitarization
Removal of armed forces
disarmament · demobilization · demobilisation · arms reduction · drawdown
militarizationcivilianization
Converting to nonmilitary management
demilitarization · civilian control · pacification · normalization · peacebuilding
militarizationpacifism
Antiwar moral stance
peacebuilding · peacekeeping · diplomacy · détente · rapprochement