THEORETICAL AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF DIFFERENTIATION OF CONCEPTS "MILITARY SECURITY" AND "DEFENSE" IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING THE SECURITY OF THE STATE Petrov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich, PhD at Law, Associate Professor. <...> E-mail: petrov_slava@bk.ru Annotation: The article discusses the relationship between the concepts of content "military - without danger "and" defense". <...> On the basis of an objective analysis of the content of these terms used in the legislative and other normative legal acts and legal literature, the basic features that characterize their similarities and differences. <...> Particular attention is paid to the peculiarities of the legal regulation in the sphere of military security and defense. <...> В статье рассматривается соотношение содержания понятий «военная безопасность» и «оборона». <...>