https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism "Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a st

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarism "Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values." If you keep your army at home you're not really using it aggressively to expand national interests.