Why Do We Spend So Much on Defense?
Why do we spend so much on defense?Opening Scene – Key West, 1948[Sound Design: Waves crashing, seagulls squawking.]Narrator: It’s March 1948, and the tropical heat of Key West, Florida, presses against a group of men in khaki uniforms and dark blue service caps. They sit around a long table in what was once a naval officers’ club, now repurposed for one of the most important meetings in US military history.This is where the fate of America’s post-World War II military structure is being decided in a meeting known as the Key West Agreement. Before this meeting, President Harry S. Truman had…
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