Collective Peace without Individual Peace
10. If both Deterrence Theory and the Fourth Noble Truth hold, then the peace of a collection of individuals is incompatible with the peace of its individuals.
11. The Fourth Noble Truth must hold. Human nature is such that participation in an armed force causes suffering to the participant him- or herself.
12. Therefore, if the peace of a collection of individuals is to be consistent with the peace of its individuals, then Deterrence Theory must not hold: the peace of a collection of individuals must be possible without the need for an armed…