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A comment on Tether Discussion featuring Bennett Tomlin and George Noble. Parent comment

Re:Tether Discussion featuring Bennett Tomlin and George Noble by javert on Saturday October 16, 2021 @11:18AM (#28888452)
Wikipedia says the Saudis have the 9th largest defense budget in the world. They also have a decent sized army, navy and air force. TIL.

I was under the impression that the Saudis literally didn't have a military, because the ruling family was afraid of coups.

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Re:Tether Discussion featuring Bennett Tomlin and George Noble by nradov on Saturday October 16, 2021 @04:08PM (#28891018)
Saudi Arabia has a large military to deal with external threats. And they also have a large and separate National Guard to protect the royal family from coups and terrorists.
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