How function of the Arms are similar to the society?.
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Despite the world recession, one sector of western economies is booming - the arms manufacturing sector. In particular, there has been a dramatic increase in the export of arms to the Third World. The explosion in the arms trade raises a number of crucial questions about the role of force in the international system, about waste in the world economy, and about the nature of industrial development in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. This article attempts to set out a framework for answering these questions by analysing the role of force in society. The basis of the analysis is the proposition that every type of mulitary technology is the product of a particular society, that the organisations, techniques and the forms taken by force is a microcosm or epitome of society in general.
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