Category M: Military-strategic
Phase 1 Factors
| 1M-01 | "Status quo" side has military superiority |
| 1M-02 | "Non-status quo" side has military superiority |
| 1M-03 | Military situation clearly in favor of "status quo" side |
| 1M-04 | Military situation in the area clearly in favor of "non-status quo" side |
| 1M-05 | Military technology of one side significantly superior |
| 1M-06 | One side militarily weak and powerless to resist |
| 1M-07 | Military technology of neither side superior |
| 1M-08 | A strong ally of one side has military force nearby |
| 1M-09 | There are foreign military bases |
| 1M-10 | There are no foreign military bases |
| 1M-11 | One side discounts independence of other side in light of foreign military bases |
| 1M-12 | A military resistance had been organized to fight an invader |
| 1M-13 | One side has extensive experience in guerrilla and terrorist tactics |
| 1M-14 | "Non-status quo" side acquired large stocks of arms and ammunition in a previous conflict |
| 1M-15 | An existing military force opposes "non-status quo" side but is not allied with "status quo" side |
| 1M-16 | One side possesses significant nuclear technology |
| 1M-17 | Both sides possess significant nuclear technology |
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