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How Birthrate Is Turning Modern Conventional Warfare on Its Head

By Gary Brecher, Taki's Magazine. Posted May 26, 2008.


A bizarre new trend is emerging: traditional armed conquests are increasingly less effective, and countries with high birthrates have the edge.
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Gary Brecher writes "The War Nerd" column in The eXile, the English-language bi-weekly based in Moscow. He is the author of the new book, The War Nerd.

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