To what interpretation of freedom is a monopoly-based restriction of attacks on freedom a prerequisite to freedom?

If free country A has an army for defense and free country B does not have an army for defense, that doesn't mean that country A is more free than country B. It just means that non-free country C can more easily take away the freedom of country B's citizens than country A's citizens, so the freedom of country A is more sustainable. You can't say that it's unethical for the government of country B to not have an army for defense; it's just foolish and careless of them. What's unethical is country C attacking country B.

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