Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union and is the author of The New Russia.
Jan 26, 2017
The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss.
But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be our top priority.
The current situation is too dangerous.
While
state budgets are struggling to fund people’s essential social needs,
military spending is growing. Money is easily found for sophisticated
weapons whose destructive power is comparable to that of the weapons of
mass destruction; for submarines whose single salvo is capable of
devastating half a continent; for missile defense systems that undermine
strategic stability.
