In our modern society, there exists this culture of fear that plagues all levels of society. This infection is believed by the masses to only be cured by the notion of security. Security, however, only prompts more fear. In effort to protect our ways of life, people justify various decisions and by these justifications, the commercialization of security is deemed acceptable and has become normalized. Professor Park posits that the Control need is the source of all evil. He suggests that by needing more security, we strive for more weapons, surveillance, and force. These solutions to our insecurity, however, are merely distractions blinding the American people from the correct course of action. For instance, in the aftermath of mass shootings,
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If one state were to rely on another for its security and defense, that state would not be sovereign and autonomous, but dependent upon the protector state. However, in order for states to maintain their sovereignty and autonomy, as well as achieve security, they strive to reach nuclear capability. Nuclear capability is an attractive trait to states because it is the ultimate tool in the arsenal of deterrence. Although there is no way to effective way to prevent a state from achieving nuclear capability, it is still pursed. For instance, the United States is in the mist of preventing Iran from reaching nuclear capability. However, would prevention be necessary if all states committed to de-nuking on a global level to achieve global zero? Dr. Park maintains that global zero is a lofty and unrealistic goal unless all states join in, even Russia and the US needs to commit to a global attempt of de-nuking. However, the chances of those two cold war powers agreeing is slim. This none-willingness to trust one another however, has contributed to the increased need for security and weapons. Weapons have evolved from being valuable for defense purposes to becoming economically valuable. However, who profits from these weapons? The NRA, the manufacturers, the dealers? The Commercialization of weapons has tuned the defense industry into a competitive and lucrative
If one state were to rely on another for its security and defense, that state would not be sovereign and autonomous, but dependent upon the protector state. However, in order for states to maintain their sovereignty and autonomy, as well as achieve security, they strive to reach nuclear capability. Nuclear capability is an attractive trait to states because it is the ultimate tool in the arsenal of deterrence. Although there is no way to effective way to prevent a state from achieving nuclear capability, it is still pursed. For instance, the United States is in the mist of preventing Iran from reaching nuclear capability. However, would prevention be necessary if all states committed to de-nuking on a global level to achieve global zero? Dr. Park maintains that global zero is a lofty and unrealistic goal unless all states join in, even Russia and the US needs to commit to a global attempt of de-nuking. However, the chances of those two cold war powers agreeing is slim. This none-willingness to trust one another however, has contributed to the increased need for security and weapons. Weapons have evolved from being valuable for defense purposes to becoming economically valuable. However, who profits from these weapons? The NRA, the manufacturers, the dealers? The Commercialization of weapons has tuned the defense industry into a competitive and lucrative