The collapse of the Soviet state dissolved its armed forces within months.

Evidence

First, the armed forces of the Soviet Union ceased to exist shortly after the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Apart from Russia, only Ukraine inherited significant military capabilities. Russian forces were greatly reduced in size and were withdrawn from Central Europe and the Baltic states. The Warsaw Pact ended. The goal of challenging the U.S. Navy was abandoned. Military equipment was either disposed of or allowed to deteriorate and become nonoperational. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 243

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Within a month of Nezib the Ottoman Empire lost its ruler, army, and navy — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1558; The Nazi seizure of power destroyed the Weimar constitutional state within months — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 246; Local republics sustained resistance after their formal armies collapsed. (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Within a month of Nezib the Ottoman Empire lost its ruler, army, and navy — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1558; The Nazi seizure of power destroyed the Weimar constitutional state within months — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 246; Local republics sustained resistance after their formal armies collapsed. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Local republics sustained resistance after their formal armies collapsed. #complicates (0.72)