…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.
…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.
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.