Defensive technology can shift the balance of power and escalate violence in ways that are hard to predict. Humvees carry armed soldiers, who could act more agg

Defensive technology can shift the balance of power and escalate violence in ways that are hard to predict. Humvees carry armed soldiers, who could act more aggressively if they were safe from retaliation. Reagan's missile defense proposal was criticized for undermining second strike deterrence against US missile strikes, and thus escalating the arms race. Ultimately, there is no technical solution to prevent war. Education, tourism, economic ties, diplomacy, and humanitarian efforts are better ways of promoting peace than military defense.