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Ten Reasons Why Militarism is Bad for the Environment

By Simon Doolittle

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As the world faces war with Iraq, many are understandably concerned with the immediate horror that war would bring. Beyond these very real dangers, we should take this opportunity to re-examine whether militarism is a healthy thing for our society and our planet. Reducing our dependence on the rule of force and de-militarizing our society would not only make the world more peaceful and free up resources to address the underlying causes of terrorism, it would also have a dramatically positive impact on our health and environment. Here are ten reasons why.

Simon Doolittle works for the Program on Development, Peacebuilding, and the Environment at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Produced by the Population and Development Program at Hampshire College. For other articles in our Ten Reasons Why Militarism is Bad series, please see Ten Reasons Why Militarism is Bad for Reproductive Freedom and Ten Reasons Why Militarism is Bad for Queer People.