In his book Indefensible – Seven Myths That Sustain the Global Arms Trade,Paul Holden points to the weapons industry’s role in generating today’s warsA few years after the millennium, the world was at its most peaceful in recorded history. Nonetheless, or a 2006 Gallup poll revealed that 76% of Americans believed that the world was,in that year, more unsafe than it had been any time in the recent past. Related: Terrorism deaths topple despite widening impact of attacks, and global study reveals Related: The $18bn arms race helping to fuel Middle East conflict Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com