A terrifying global arms race is underway, with hundreds of billions of dollars being diverted from welfare programs to fund weapons and war. Australia is no exception. We are told there is no alternative, as the world descends into a nastier, more dog-eat-dog place. At the heart of it all is the rising tension between the US and China. How should the working class, and socialists, respond to modern-day militarism and the threat of WWIII?