Military

The military-industrial complex goes deep into the affairs of all countries across the planet. Abolishing the use of nuclear weapons was a token attempt to calm rational anger over the development of annihilating weapons by the international war machine. This machine is powered by men in white lab coats in sterile laboratories. These men are educated scientists with backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. Shouldn't they be held accountable for the horror they bring upon our species?

Weapons are not developed and distributed for free. They are bought and sold. People profit from death and destruction by weapons. Individual stockholders profit from corporate weapons manufacturing. Shouldn't these people be held accountable for the horrors they visit upon their fellow human beings for money?

Almost seventy years ago, war crimes were tried and punished by tribunals in Germany and Japan. Some leaders of the German and Japanese war machines were punished severely. However, what about the pilot of a fighter jet who intentionally drops a fire bomb on civilians in Syria? Isn't he a war criminal? 

The only way to deal with demilitarizing the world is to hold military establishments more accountable for their actions in an international tribunal. Developers (scientists and manufacturers) of weapons should be held accountable and liable for their inappropriate sale to unaccountable combatants. Scientists of conscience should be working tirelessly to develop anti-weapon technologies. Detectors and devices to disarm weapons are true scientific contributions to the human race. 

The people of a democracy bear responsibility to work for peace by the votes they cast. A citizen who supports the promotion of peace and nonviolence will not vote for any politician who supports the military carte blanche. The candidate who uses sentimental militarism as part of a campaign should be opposed by any citizen who values life and peace.