The best defensive strategy is to remove any aggressor's desire to use force by- lessening
fear and
tension; reducing the likely gain; and increasing the likely cost. Lessening fear depends on co-
operation and disarmament. Reducing gains depends much on civil non-co-operation; increasing
likely costs depends on sanctions by the global community.
Ultimately, fear can only be removed by gaining environmental, economic, human and
spiritual
security and by general disarmament. With verification that no military build-ups occur, peace-
keeping will be needed:
- Locally-via policing, conflict resolution
and law.
- Nationally - via law, police . and
diplomacy. No military,
- Regionally - via policing for control
of terrorism, crime, etc., and via negotiated conflict
resolution. No military,
- Globally - via UN forces conflict
resolution teams and international courts.
