What is Ministry of Defence?
[[File:Ministry of Defense Astana.jpg|thumb|The building of the [[Ministry of Defense (Kazakhstan)]].]] The '''Ministry of Defence''' or '''Defense''' (see [[American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se|spelling differences]]), may also be known as a '''Department of Defence''' or '''Defense'''. This is the name for the part of [[government]] responsible for matters of defence. These departments are found in [[Sovereign state|states]] where the government is divided into [[Ministry (government department)|ministries]] or departments. The department usually includes all branches of the [[military]], and is usually controlled by a [[Defence Minister]], Minister of Defence, or Secretary of Defense. The department is often referred to by the [[initial]]s MoD (UK) or DoD (USA). [[Category:Ministries of Defence]] {{military-stub}}