…Because countries are less willing to fight wars due to the possibility of escalating into a nuclear war.


This is a common thing I see repeated throughout the internet. I wonder what’s Lemmy’s opinion on this.

  • Kairos@lemmy.today
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    It’s not true. Wars aren’t waged as much anymore because they’re too expensive compared to the benefit a state could get. See the Vietnam war in which the U.S. enslaved and killed a bunch of young men and still lost the war.