Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Military of Iceland

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was WP:SNOW keep. A proposal to rename the article will follow, as this is not the venue for that. BD2412 T 07:47, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Military of Iceland[edit]

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RS like the CIA World Factbook state that there are no military forces in Iceland. Lot of related discussion in talk page too. World Factbook states that forces like the ICRU are civilian manned too.

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iceland/#military-and-security Nathanielcwm (talk) 23:45, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Nathanielcwm (talk) 23:45, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iceland-related deletion discussions. Nathanielcwm (talk) 23:45, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep While Iceland might not have a military in the classic sense, they clearly have a defense system in place that's very nicely detailed here. If the name is a technical misnomer, there ought to be a discussion on what the article ought to be titled rather than a deletion proposal. --Killuminator (talk) 03:09, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rename Defence forces of Iceland? Also get rid of the Infobox national military, which is inappropriate and appears to be mistaken about the leadership. The Coast Guard, as far as I can tell, is under the Ministry of Justice, not Foreign Affairs. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:29, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As the concern seems to be that the article name is a misnomer, it would seem more proper to have a WP:RM discussion on the talk page. Perhaps to something along the lines of Defense of Iceland. -Ljleppan (talk) 05:56, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and rename to better reflect content. Mztourist (talk) 06:33, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep agree with users above re: renaming discussion. FiddleheadLady (talk) 22:20, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Article covers what Iceland has in the way of a military force (those Coastguard patrol vessels are armed) and what it doesn't (because it has allies). Topic - consider how it answers the question "does Iceland have a military?" - is notable . GraemeLeggett (talk) 11:58, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the main concern seems to be the article's name not the content.Degen Earthfast (talk) 12:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep SNOW close. It seems clear the issue is the naming of the article and not the article itself. A move may be warranted depending on the definition of a military, but the content in the article is noteworthy. Royal Autumn Crest (talk) 20:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.