Micronesia’s military enlistment and war-death rates exceed every U.S. state

Evidence

These compacts gave responsibilities for defense to the United States and allowed the U.S. government to retain military control over the islands; in exchange, the island nations get yearly aid packages, and their residents have greater rights to live in the United States than citizens of other countries. (They also have the right to join the U.S. military; per capita, the Federated States of Micronesia has a higher rate of enlistment and of death at war than any U.S. state.) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 615

Categorization

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