Joseph, America still has registration so it can draft people at any time. The fact that it can make do with an all-volunteer army is davka due to the nuclear deterrent. Just as Russia can wipe America off the map America can wipe Russia off the map. This kept the two countries from a hot war that could have occurred twice (during the Berlin Blockade and the Cuban missile crisis). Moreover, America has a huge pool of citizens almost its own continent and is at peace with both its neighbors. Israel has approximately the size and population of NJ with enemies on most of its borders.
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