By Tom Ryan, Kansas City Star Reader Advisory Panel

Nuclear disarmament may be closer than we think. While beltway defense “experts” perpetuate warfare, the actual trend seems to be moving toward “outsourcing” the limited war that Henry Kissinger wrote about in his book “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” (1957).

…a book that changed our defense strategy, modifying Kennan’s theory of “containment”.

The two limited wars we presently wage tend to distract the investigative journalists (those still employed) away from President Obama’s key strategic initiative: nuclear disarmament…this got him the Nobel.

At home, most citizens really do not care. Both wars have little relevancy to their lives except for the ongoing price tag, quoted in the news often at approaching 1+ trillion or more depending upon how you set up your Excel spreadsheet.

Since the early 70s, our military forces have consisted of volunteers. Now, these volunteers pass out of the forces and into the realms of contract warfare. This phenomenon occurs in England and France as well. In fact those two countries outclass our contract quality and possess numerous contracts funded by our taxes through the Defense and State Departments. It’s really big business and very lucrative.

This may disturb some, but the time approaches when we can totally outsource defense. If we can really keep wars limited, we may be able to concentrate on nuclear disarmament. After all, the stakes will be too high and the business of limited war will be too profitable to allow them to become “Unlimited” or total as in push a red button or two.

Visit here to see Kissinger’s interview with Mike Wallace on July 13, 1958. …Here’s the transcript.

Kissinger nailed it at the age of 34.