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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4/5 largest air forces in the world are all within the US. A coup is generally _one_ branch of the military successfully taking control of government because they are able to obtain [keys of power](https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs?si=H3UORHkFi6C1KK_a). A coup in the US would be a larger battle than any other place in the world and would cause catastrophic global instability and economic ruin. Basically, there is no significant upside for _anyone_ in a coup of the US as things stand today. So nobody really wants one. There’s no real upside, even for some power-hungry general.
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