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Description:Viewed from space, the Earth seems exquisite & serene, carried by its star on a journey that by now is 4.5 billion years long. When we look more closely we find that life & intelligence have arisen & evolved on this world, & have filled it with a profusion of beauty. The most advanced species has in only afew centuries worked technological wonders, & is entirely able to provide for each of its 4.4 billion members. But when we look more closely still, we find that the vast majority of the individuals of the species lead lives of misery & despair, never tasting the intellectual, bodily & spiritual fulfillment of which they are capable. Soon they will be sending a trillion dollars a year on past, present & future military activities. They have stockpiled an arsenal of over 17,000 targeted strategic weapons that can destroy their global technology & perhaps their species. They exhibit extreme devotion to various national, ethnic, religious & economic doctines, but hardly ever wonder about the well-being of their planet. What would an extraterrestrial observer, with no emotional stake in the outcome of terrestrial events, make of this? In provincial isolation, we see only small pieces of the picture. But if we step back, if we embrace a planetary perspective, the picture that emerges is so clear, its implications so dangerous, that any thoughtful person must be moved to action. The annual surveys of World Military & Social Expenditures, written by Ruth Leger Sivard, are an indispensible introduction to that planetary perspective.--Carl Sagan. 1978 Pulitzer Prize winnerWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with World Military and Social Expenditures 1982. To get started finding World Military and Social Expenditures 1982, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 44

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Publisher: World Priorities, Inc. (Leesburg, VA)

Release: 1982

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Description: Viewed from space, the Earth seems exquisite & serene, carried by its star on a journey that by now is 4.5 billion years long. When we look more closely we find that life & intelligence have arisen & evolved on this world, & have filled it with a profusion of beauty. The most advanced species has in only afew centuries worked technological wonders, & is entirely able to provide for each of its 4.4 billion members. But when we look more closely still, we find that the vast majority of the individuals of the species lead lives of misery & despair, never tasting the intellectual, bodily & spiritual fulfillment of which they are capable. Soon they will be sending a trillion dollars a year on past, present & future military activities. They have stockpiled an arsenal of over 17,000 targeted strategic weapons that can destroy their global technology & perhaps their species. They exhibit extreme devotion to various national, ethnic, religious & economic doctines, but hardly ever wonder about the well-being of their planet. What would an extraterrestrial observer, with no emotional stake in the outcome of terrestrial events, make of this? In provincial isolation, we see only small pieces of the picture. But if we step back, if we embrace a planetary perspective, the picture that emerges is so clear, its implications so dangerous, that any thoughtful person must be moved to action. The annual surveys of World Military & Social Expenditures, written by Ruth Leger Sivard, are an indispensible introduction to that planetary perspective.--Carl Sagan. 1978 Pulitzer Prize winnerWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with World Military and Social Expenditures 1982. To get started finding World Military and Social Expenditures 1982, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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