Military Power Expansion

Definition

Military Power Expansion refers to increasing military strength through various means such as developing advanced technology, increasing troop numbers, or expanding territorial control for strategic advantages.

Analogy

Imagine you're playing a strategy video game where you need resources to build your army. You gather more resources (technology), recruit more players (troops), and capture key points on map (territorial control) to strengthen your position against opponents.

Related terms

Arms Race: A competition between nations for superiority in development and accumulation of weapons, especially between US and former USSR during Cold War era.

Imperialism: Policy or ideology by which a nation extends its power by acquiring territories or establishing economic and political dominance over other nations.

National Security: Measures taken by a state to ensure the survival of the state through use of economic power, diplomacy, power projection and political power.