True enough. And a nice analysis. I don't have any insight into "military circles", but I do recall an action film (maybe from the 80s) that featured (among ot

True enough. And a nice analysis. I don't have any insight into "military circles", but I do recall an action film (maybe from the 80s) that featured (among other stuff) a militarized wall and prison complex along the US-Mexico border. Some action/horror films (especially zombie ones) are loaded with ~prophetic social commentary. Edit: And damn! Gwynne Dyer's talk looks amazing. And there's a transcript at https://spaswell.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/dr-gwynne-dyer-geopolitics-in-a-hotter-world-ubc-talk-transcribed-sept-2010/ https://spaswell.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/dr-gwynne-dyer-geo...