The US military is currently the most powerful in the world. Is there anything in place, besides soldiers’/CO’s individual allegiances to stop a military coup?

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The US military is currently the most powerful in the world. Is there anything in place, besides soldiers’/CO’s individual allegiances to stop a military coup?

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Retired Army SFC here.

The key to me seems to be that no one has all the keys to the kingdom One of the strengths of the US military is also the best defense against a coup and that is the sheer size.

It would take a conspiracy of probably hundreds of people to just take over one base.

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