South America in an arms race?

Concerns over a possible arms race on the South American continent have turned the spotlight on who’s buying what and why.

Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia in particular appear determined to prove they won't be pushed around by their neighbors and are vigorously defending their military buildup.

There is no question that South America is on arms spree, with major purchases by Venezuela and Brazil stoking fears over the possible ... Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
3.7
by Randy Morrow - Sep. 21, 2009

“More combat planes, missiles and soldiers won’t provide additional bread for our families, desks for our schools or medicine for our clinics,” Arias wrote in a July op-ed in the Washington Post. “All they can do is destabilize a region that continues to view armed forces as the final arbiter of social conflicts.”

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