Endangered Species: Mass Violence and the Future of HumanityA former nuclear weapons designer, Stephen M. Younger understands, as few others can, humankind's potential for violence. He knows that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction means that any nation, group, or even individual could cause unimaginable carnage—and the accelerating pace of communications and transportation means that things can happen faster than we can think about them. In Endangered Species, Younger peers into the heart of modern civilization to present a practical plan for ending mass violence, the scourge of our times and a threat to our survival as a species. Looking across our knowledge of psychology, history, politics, and technology, Younger presents a convincing argument that we can escape our spiral into global destruction. But we haven't a moment to lose. |
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... Economic Measures to Reduce the Probability 167 of Mass Violence NINE | Military Capability to Make and Keep the Peace TEN | The Necessity of Hope 188 206 acknowledgments It is appropriate that a book on preventing mass viii contents.
... hope for their fu- ture. Economic tools must focus on alleviating inequities that lead to genocide and war. And, as a last resort, military capability must be designed not only to win wars but to win peace. Never have we faced greater ...
Contents
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How Technology and Culture Will Affect | 79 |
What We Can Do to Prevent Mass Violence | 137 |
EIGHT Economic Measures to Reduce the Probability | 167 |
NINE Military Capability to Make and Keep the Peace | 188 |
TEN The Necessity of Hope | 206 |