Not being able to project force invites miscalculation (e.g., of countries like North Korea). Costa Rica's happiness and peace are possible in part due to its being under the shelter of other powers.
Eric On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Jouni Valkonen <jounivalko...@gmail.com>wrote: I think that money in North Korea is slightly different thing compared on > what we have used to. This does not however make this topic any less > depressing. > > Interesting thing that I learned today was that Costa Rica abolished their > military altogether in 1948 and they have had plenty of resources to be > spent on education and wellbeing. Costa Rica is now the happiest nation in > the world! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_without_armed_forces > > —Jouni >
