On AlterNet: arms race

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How Reagan Brought the World to the Brink of Nuclear Destruction

Tad Daley, AlterNet. February 7, 2011.

Reagan nearly started a nuclear war. It was everyday citizens, protesting the insanity of nuclear brinkmanship, who stopped him.

Presidential Race Ignores Arms Race

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. May 22, 2008.

From nuclear proliferation to the use of cluster bombs -- coverage of the campaign should focus more on the arms race, less on the horse race.

Asia's Hidden Arms Race

John Feffer, TomDispatch.com. February 16, 2008.

Six countries talk peace while preparing for war.

U.S. Could Trigger Deadly Middle East Arms Race

Meena Janardhan, IPS News. August 9, 2007.

The United States' plan to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies to counter growing Iranian influence could trigger an arms race that could set off the whole Middle East.

'Facts in Orbit'

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. October 23, 2006.

Now Bush plans to fight war in space, based on the imperialistic idea that whoever controls space will dominate earth.