Union Defence Force

The Union Defence Force is the armed forces of the Riyadh Islamic Federation and have primary responsibility for the defense of all ten emirates. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, it consists of at least 150,000 active troops at any given time.

Trucial States Scouts
The Trucial States Scouts were founded in 1940 by the british in fear of an attack on the Trucial States after the Italian bombing of Bahrain in October 1940. By the end of World War II the TSS numbered 150,000. Despite it's size, the Trucial States Scouts were poorly armed, and had little to no training, which led to its defeat in the 1947 Abu Dhabi/Dubai War.

Deployments

 * Sharjah (1972)
 * Al Maysah (1973)
 * Riyadh (1974)
 * Kuwait (1990-1991)
 * Bahrain (2012-)
 * Syria (2012-)

Nuclear Capabilities
Riyadh's Nuclear Program began in 1951, after the creation of the Trucial States Scouts, and progressed slowly. Riyadh completed its first nuclear weapon in 1971, 3 months before it's independence. It's possesion of nuclear weapons was kept secret from the public until 1972, with the beginning of the Iran-Riyadh War. Riyadh's weapons stockpile rapidly grew until 1989, when Riyadh signed the NNPT. The government stated that it has since disarmed it's nuclear weapons, although it has never denied, nor admitted that it still has them. Despite signing the NNPT the UDC conducted several tests, the most recent being in March 2013, where enough plutonium was extracted to create a weapon. The UDC stated that the test was strictly for scientific research.