field - Military - note

Country	Military - note
Taiwan	void
Tajikistan	void
Tanzania	void
Thailand	void
Timor-Leste	void
Togo	void
Tokelau	defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Tonga	void
Trinidad and Tobago	void
Tunisia	void
Turkey	a "National Security Policy Document" adopted in October 2005 increases the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) role in internal security, augmenting the General Directorate of Security and Gendarmerie General Command (Jandarma); the TSK leadership continues to play a key role in politics and considers itself guardian of Turkey's secular state; in April 2007, it warned the ruling party about any pro-Islamic appointments; despite on-going negotiations on EU accession since October 2005, progress has been limited in establishing required civilian supremacy over the military; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (the Kurdish problem), and the extreme left wing; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the "Force 2014" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities, and took charge of a NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command in Afghanistan in April 2007; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an "Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system (2008)
Turkmenistan	void
Turks and Caicos Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Tuvalu	void
Uganda	void
Ukraine	void
United Arab Emirates	void
United Kingdom	void
United States	void
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	defense is the responsibility of the US
Uruguay	void
Uzbekistan	void
Vanuatu	void
Venezuela	void
Vietnam	void
Virgin Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
Wake Island	defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Wallis and Futuna	defense is the responsibility of France
West Bank	void
Western Sahara	void
World	void
Yemen	a Coast Guard was established in 2002
Zambia	void
Zimbabwe	void

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