Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, Every Warship Launched Is a Local Disaster

Every Warship Launched Is a Local Disaster

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Guns or butter. Butter or guns. Can we have both? If not, which should come first? Consider it one of those chicken-and-egg conundrums of modern society. “Guns” is the stand-in for a well-funded military and “butter” for all the human goods, comforts, and needs of a society. Economists, politicians, and generals have long considered the balance of guns and butter. Wage too many wars, produce too many arms, and there won’t b…

Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, Every Warship Launched Is a Local Disaster

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