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‘Time to take America back’: Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s launches campaign for lower military spending
The 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has reignited the debate around nuclear weaponization and the cost of war. Ben and Jerry’s Co-founder, Ben Cohen has launched the “Up in Arms” campaign to bring attention to military spending and the dangers of nuclear proliferation. He argues that cutting social safety net programs in lieu of military funding “is economic violence.” The U.S. outspends most countries in military defense, “the U.S. leads and drives the arms race and those other countries are trying to catch up to us,” says Cohen. "That's not deterrence - that's delusion.”