Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expenditures

Download or read book Economic and Social Consequences of the Arms Race and of Military Expenditures written by United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and published by United Nations. This book was released on 1983-12-31 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Disarmament Study Series highlights United Nations General Assembly studies in the field of disarmament undertaken by groups of governmental experts. Pursuant of resolution 35/141 of 12 December 1980, this report analyzes the economic and social consequences of the arms race and its extremely harmful effects on world peace and security. It points out that the forces driving the arms race, the purposes it serves, and the various forms of its manifestation, have made it a phenomenon adversely affecting global socio-economic options, because its very continuation presupposes conflict and reinforces confrontation.