016 Why do we need the military? Securing energy supplies and trade routes




History Future Now with Tristan Fischer show

Summary: History Future Now looks at our military expenditure and asks two basic questions: first, what is the purpose of the military and second, if we did things differently would we need to spend so much on the military? The results were surprising and the conclusion is clear: the military is no longer used to defend our borders and countries from attack, but to maintain secure energy supplies and trade routes. Both of which are not worth fighting for. Read on to discover the astounding statistics to show why.