Based on the experience of the past 23 years and on the results of more than 50 scientific research studies, the following outcomes can be expected within months of the establishment of this permanent group of 40,000 trained experts:

A dramatic reduction of international terrorist acts worldwide

An end to conflict and all acts of violence A peaceful transition to interim coalition peacekeeping Establishment of a stable, self-governing democratic government An end to the humanitarian crisis

A dramatic reduction of hostilities and terrorism in Israel and the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority A peaceful resolution of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis to the satisfaction of all parties, including neighboring countries

A significant reduction of violence in conflict areas:

Conflicts between countries, including Ethiopia and Eritrea, India and Pakistan, and Congo and its neighbors Conflicts within countries in Africa (including Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Central African Republic); in South America (including Colombia and Peru); in Asia (such as Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Sri Lanka); in Europe (including Russia/Chechnya); and in the Middle East (including Iran, Israel/Palestine Liberation Organization, and Turkey)

The $1 billion World Peace Endowment Fund required to fund this project is a tiny fraction of the costs of terrorism and the government’s expanding efforts to combat it. Consider the following costs of terrorism:

$105 billion	Estimated cost of recovery for New York City over the next 2 years
$1,380 billion	Stock market losses Sept. 11–21 triggered by terrorist attacks
$150 billion	Federal Reserve System expenditures to stabilize U.S. and European stock markets ($100 billion for U.S. and $50 billion for Europe)
$40 billion	Rescue efforts and clean-up of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
$24 billion	Airline losses related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
$15 billion	Tourism, restaurant, and hotel industry losses in New York, Washington, and the Washington-Boston urban corridor
$1,500 billion	Estimated cost of defense of the homeland over the next 5 years
$111 billion	Private (corporate and individual) spending on increased security and losses that result from diversion of funds from productive activities
$40 billion	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Increased short-term spending by the Federal government on the war on terrorism, including increased funding for defense, intelligence, law enforcement, sky marshals, etc.
$367 billion	Total U.S. annual defense budget
$100 billion	Total cost of proposed U.S. missile defense shield when fully implemented
$1 billion	Cost of preventing terrorism and creating peace in perpetuity through the Invincible Defense Technology $1 billion = less than the cost of a single B-2 bomber = less than half of 1% of the cost of Lockheed’s new defense contract = about one day’s spending of the annual U.S. defense budget