TS: New military technology re shape global security
situation. Use of algorithmic
warfare (computer automated war) and ‘Drone
swarms’ such as the attack
on Russian base in Syria. 13 drones with bombs carried out the attack.
There are hyper velocity technology used in weapons making it impossible to
intercept an attack. Use of Artificial Intelligence in creating autonomous
weapons. These are all worrying developments making the security of our world even more uncertain. Therefore the
claims that nuclear weapons offer stability through ‘deterrence’ is even more
weak if not obsolete. TS: “US presidents come and go, but US military policies
are hardly affected. The real culprits are the US Dep of Defence (the
military), department of energy (the urge to dominate energy sources) and
government agencies working hand in glove with large weapons manufacturing corporations.
Plus the corporations themselves”
A regional nuclear conflict using a nuclear warhead of the
same capacity as Hiroshima bomb will
result in a nuclear winter and the death of 2 billion people.
SP: Talked about the militarisation of science and
technology and corporate driven research and developments are a real danger to
humanity. UK’s military spending is 1 out of 6 of its public spending. while we are better than the US (56%) other
western countries such as Germany spend far less than UK. This is estimated to be £186 billion over the
next 10 years. Key players are:
MoD, Arms Corporations, overseas funders such as the US and
EU and universities.
The bulk of the money goes to developing new weapons
(including nuclear) and maintenance of existing systems such as Trident. £1.7billion are spent on military research
and development this is 30 times more than our spending on renewable energy for
example. SP sees this as a form of
government subsidy for the arms industry. The government sponsors research
involving 29 universities, hands them over to the military corporations to
produce the weapons and make millions in profit. The EU the winner of the Nobel
peace prize, planning on spending €200 billion on ‘defence’. Military
scientists in the UK wish to retain access to EU military research and
development post Brexit. The UK subscribes to the US’s armed drones program
(Predator). The UK/US cooperate on military intelligence /surveillance systems.
Steven Rose:
We are living in worrying times, International anti chemical
and biological weapons treaties are being circumvented/bypassed. Use of bio
chemical agents in asymmetric conflicts such as the war on Syria. The regime is
reportedly used chlorine. The deployment
and use of Novichok by Russia. (US has the agent in stock as well).
In 2013 Obama launched $4.5 billion program called BRAIN.
Initially though to work towards the advancement of understanding various human
brain ailments, when in reality some of the funding was used to develop
genetically engineered toxins/agents to manipulate the brain, to be used in
military operations and also to be used to be used as new methods of torture.
The development of agents that pacify or disorientate the subject,
hallucinogenic /hypnotic agents/ Cognitive/thought process manipulators as well
as memory erasers.
The US military has used during the gulf wars drugs on its
soldiers such as sleep prevent-ers and
attention enhancers (Retalin used for ADHD school children).
Tahrir Swift
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