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Costa Rica has no legitimate military. On the other hand, the country has a small paramilitary forces. Costa Rica has not suffered a civil war ever since 1948. Costa Rica preserves a small number of forces capable of law enforcement, but then again the country has no stable standing armed forces.

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

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