Maintaining a standing army is just sensible, from a game theoretic perspective. And it (for better or worse) has positive industrial/academic/technological fee

Maintaining a standing army is just sensible, from a game theoretic perspective. And it (for better or worse) has positive industrial/academic/technological feedback loops -- Unity being paid lots of money being just one example. I would like to live in a peaceful country and world. A peaceful country is one that chooses not to fight. If you cannot fight, you are not peaceful, you are helpless.