Kazakhstan is one of the largest land-locked countries in the world. That means it has to make sure it can protect its entire border. Kazakhstan has seen its share of war and poverty, but recent financial reforms have helped Kazakhstan to develop a military that is able to defend the country from any invader.
The Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has seen his share of war and conflict. He was a member of the Soviet Communist Party during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. He understands the importance of a competent and well-prepared military. That is why Kazakhstan has invested a great deal of money into creating a state of the art military that is capable of defending all the republic’s borders.
The Kazakhstan weapons-building industry is a prosperous one that exports weapons as well as selling them to the domestic government. Tanks, planes, troop carriers and infantry assault weapons are being manufactured in Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan army is becoming a modern army in this world filled with conflict.
The former member of the Soviet Union has remained close with its neighbors. In 2009, along with Russia and Armenia, Kazakhstan helped to establish a coalition of former Soviet states that is designed to defend against terrorism and other international threats.
Kazakhstan will get the chance to use its own military might to defend itself and its former Soviet brethren. It is a long way from the days of Soviet oppression that helped to stall the development of the Kazakhstan army and left the people of Kazakhstan defenseless.