TY  - ADVS
AU  - Baker,Glenn
TI  - Isolating America
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Washington
PB  - Center for Defense Information
KW  - United States, Army
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Scriptwriter, Glenn Baker; Narrator: Lisa Simeone
N2  - Against the tide of globalization, America is becoming increasingly isolationist. Congress' rejection of the Nuclear Weapons Test Ban Treaty was but the latest episode in a trend toward'Fortress America' that includes rejection of treaties on landmines and child soldiers, and a perennial failure to pay U.S. dues to the United Nations. The public is right to ask whether major increases in military spending for programs like ballistic missile defense and hi-tech fighter planes are a better investment in the long run than fostering regional peace initiatives, helping our former enemies become democratic friends, and using diplomacy to help prevent conflicts
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