# Does the United States even need to be a military power any more?

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**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-even-need-to-be-a-military-power-any-more/921474 "2020-09-25T05:42:10Z")
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### Author: ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-united-states-even-need-to-be-a-military-power-any-more/921474/28 "2020-09-27T14:06:25Z")

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> [@razordance](#):
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> Oh, SFW if those countries develop their own nuclear arsenals?!

Pardon me but what is SFW? Sexual Function Of Women? Safe for Work? Sometime abbreviations are not helpful.

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