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RSS FeedsCompared to the Benefits of Peace, Spending Money on War Is Insane
(World News Russia)

 
 

24 september 2017 08:26:23

 
Compared to the Benefits of Peace, Spending Money on War Is Insane
(World News Russia)
 


While war is perceived by many as an inherent institution of the nation state, few people fail to recognize and regret the horror, death, destruction, suffering, and misery it inflicts. Another consequence of war, however, is less often considered, though it is in the long run even more damaging to the cause of human well-being. That is the waste of resources in preparing for, and waging, war that could otherwise be used to help meet the physical, economic, social, and cultural needs of ordinary people. According to a reliable online information source, the U.S. accounted for 37 percent, or about $592 billion, of the more than $1.6 trillion in world military spending in 2015. That outlay...


 
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