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Failed Disarmament: 105 years of disarmament efforts have failed to bring peace as nations can’t trust international agreements for security.
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Arms Trade Treaty Failure: The UN’s ATT has been ineffective due to poor cooperation, trust, and funding issues.
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Civilian Disarmament Concern: The UN’s focus on disarming civilians is misguided, risking greater insecurity, specifically for America!
The year 2024 marks the 105th year of attempts to create global peace through “collective security” via disarmament and, consequentially, the 105th year of the failure of unilateral disarmament. Recognition of this failure is widespread. Collective security requires disarming countries so that international disputes can be resolved through negotiation and arbitration.
Disarmament has been difficult to achieve for many reasons, primarily because few countries feel they can solely rely upon international agreements for protection. There is a near-universal belief that the mere possession of weapons confers safety on a state. The universal concern is that weakness will invite attack. Few countries (or individuals for that matter) are willing to abandon their own arms in exchange for promises that might not be kept.
By Gary Mauser, Alan J. Chwick, & Joanne D. Eisen
