http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/376/0 en http://old.warisacrime.org/content/national-illusions-and-global-realities <p>For as long as they have existed, nations have clung to the illusion that their military strength guarantees their security.</p> <p>The problem with this kind of thinking is that the military power that one nation considers vital to its security fosters other nations’ sense of insecurity.&nbsp; In this climate of suspicion, an arms race ensues, often culminating in military conflict.&nbsp; Also, sometimes the very military strength that a nation intended for protection ends up emboldening it to engage in reckless, aggressive behavior, leading to war.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://old.warisacrime.org/content/national-illusions-and-global-realities" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://old.warisacrime.org/content/national-illusions-and-global-realities#comments ban the bomb Nuclear nuclear disarmament nuclear weapons United Nations Sun, 11 Jun 2017 21:22:35 +0000 Lawrence Wittner 71609 at http://old.warisacrime.org