This century—the most violent ever—is notable for endless war
and the now familiar feature of indiscriminate killing of non-combatants, which
would once have been thought an unspeakable crime. There are no longer any rules
of war, as television news shows the world every day. A Safe Future by Edmund
Cairns is a shocking booklet, surveying the appalling facts of continuing
conflict and suggesting ways of limiting the human cost. All the methods Cairns
suggests are feasible, sensible and morally right—and unlikely to be
adopted. Published by Oxfam, £6.95/$11.95, ISBN 0855983868.
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