In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be.
Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.
Schools used to fund-raise for luxuries, like a trip to the water slides. Now, we fund-raise for things we have to have.

