You must be stupid. The existence and performance of military-industrial complex is exactly one of the main reasons why America became superpower and took big win from WWII. It makes sense other countries getting rid of such companies there, only american weapons are supreme anyways and it can sell more this way. But American complex should remain, it's huge deal of the whole economics. What you said makes no sense.

And Russia would rexpand back to the USSR era levels.

China would conquer Taiwan.

Israel would forcibly deport the Palestinians and claim all of the Israel/Palestine area.

Smaller countries in general led by despots would likely see the "smaller" world as "fair game" and carve out their own empires that would rival the industrilized nations in size.

But why do you need the weapons? Defence is just a big drain on resources, Amercan weapons companies don't produce anything of intrinsic value unless you 'need' an army which I don't believe you do.

All those skilled people and hours could be put to use in science and general engineering for the same cost and produce something of net worth.

@Kasz216

I'm not suggesting all countries give up military power, just the stable ones under no external threat (UK, USA, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Canada). Israel, Taiwan, former-USSR states and a number of others have excellent reasons for keeping a military.

To sell it to those poor bastards for some good profit?

China believes the two Koreas should be united under Seoul control.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/29/wikileaks.new.documents/index.html?hpt=T2

Thats great news.

My parents work in defence (for a US company operating in the UK) and I'd still rather there was no defence industry. The way it works inside is repellant.

Hahahaha. Brilliant. I <3 WikiLeaks!

To all those who said it damages US, this one serves HUGE CROW for you. Damn, imagine tension it brings between Commies, lol.

Divide et Impera!!!

China is a semi-democratic communist state that led by popular opinion of members of the communist party whereas North Korea is an autocratic Stalinist communist state led by one person, and Kim Jon Il has accomplished in his country what Stalin could only dream of in the USSR.

There are degrees to democracy.  In America any male or female over the age of 18 that has not committed a felony can vote.  Compare that to the 100 million members of the Chinese Communist Party that vote.  It is much less democratic, but its still a lot better than only having one person vote, which is the way it is in North Korea.

Hence, similar in name only, but not in policy or direction.  China actually has more in common with South Korea than North Korea, and has much more to gain from a friendship with South Korea.

This only confirms what I already said a hundred of times, this damages only the idiots who open all days threads how China will be North Korea's ally if their was a war etc;...

In what way is China semi-democratic? My girlfriend is Chinese, I've been there, I know quite a few Chinese people and I never heard of any democracy there.

Incidentally I also disagree that China's regime is communist, in fact they're more capitalist than the US or any EU country in almost every significant way.