Although there is often opposition to individual wars, many people continue to believe that the arms industry is necessary in some form: to safeguard our security, provide jobs, or stimulate the economy. For these reasons, not only conservatives, but many progressives and liberals, are able to rationalize supporting it. But is the arms industry truly as essential as we've been led to believe? Indefensible puts forward a devastating challenge to this conventional wisdom, debunking many myths about the industry that has somehow managed to normalize the existence of the most savage weapons of mass destruction ever known. Editor Paul Holden, who himself has written extensively about arms deals, has compiled the essential handbook for those who want to counter the arguments put forth by the industry and its supporters. Deploying statistics, case studies, and irrefutable evidence to demonstrate how the arguments in favor of the arms trade are fundamentally flawed, both factually and logically, the contributors to this volume clearly show that far from protecting us, the arms trade undermines our security by fanning the flames of war, terrorism, and global instability. Bringing together a range of distinguished experts and activists, including Andrew Feinstein, author of After the Party and The Shadow World, Indefensible not only reveals the complex dangers associated with the arms trade but offers positive ways in which we can combat the arms trade's malignant influence, reclaim our democracies, and reshape our economies in the interests of peace and human well-being.-- Provided by Publisher.
Table of Contents
Figures
vi
Acronyms and abbreviations viii
Indefensible: Setting the scene xi
Introduction 1 (10)
SECTION 1 THERE IS NO PROBLEM
Myth 1 Higher defense spending equals increased security
11 (28)
Myth 2 Military spending is driven by security concerns
39 (18)
Myth 3 We can control where weapons end up and how they are used
57 (26)
Myth 4 The defense industry is a key contributor to national economies
83 (34)
Myth 5 Corruption in the arms trade is only a problem in developing countries
117 (18)
Myth 6 National security requires blanket secrecy
135 (20)
SECTION 2 THE ARMS TRADE CAN'T BE BEATEN
Myth 7 Now is not the time
155 (18)
Conclusion: Change is possible 173 (5)
Notes 178 (31)
Bibliography 209 (24)
Index 233
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Paul Holden ; with Bridget Conley-Zilkic [and eleven others].
Jahr:
2016
Verlag:
London, Zed Books
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978-1-7836-0565-1
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1-7836-0565-0
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242 Seiten
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Sprache:
Englisch
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index.- Text englisch
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