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What Are the Prospects for "Peace on Earth"?

Conventional wisdom has it that warfare has become increasingly deadly, with dire predictions of massive casualties to come. But in the past 10 years, battle-related deaths were half those of the 1990’s, a third of those in the Cold War and a hundredth of those during World War II.

By Warren Olney • Dec 23, 2011 • 51m Listen

Conventional wisdom has it that warfare has become increasingly deadly, with dire predictions of massive casualties to come. But in the past 10 years, battle-related deaths were half those of the 1990’s, a third of those in the Cold War and a hundredth of those during World War II.

Warren Olney
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To the Point

What Are the Prospects for "Peace on Earth"?

Conventional wisdom has it that warfare has become increasingly deadly, with dire predictions of massive casualties to come. But in the past 10 years, battle-related deaths were half those of the 1990’s, a third of those in the Cold War and a hundredth of those during World War II.

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To the Point

What Are the Prospects for "Peace on Earth"?

Conventional wisdom has it that warfare has become increasingly deadly, with dire predictions of massive casualties to come. But in the past 10 years, battle-related deaths were half those of the 1990’s, a third of those in the Cold War and a hundredth of those during World War II.

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