Slimebeast said:
It's just propaganda no matter the scientists involved. By scaring the general public with the threat of a nuclear war, they hope for increased public pressure on politicians to bring about disarmaments, to favor peace talks in regards to the active military conflicts around the world, to tie countries together through international federations such as the EU, and to favor globalism. |
Discounting the prospect of a massive war in the future is not wise. On the other hand, warmongering or believing WW3 is a significant prospect is, as you said, not serious. There is far more interest in limited intrastate conflict these days -- because it can be profitable -- than grand conflicts. It is not a coincidence that we have not witnessed another world war since 1945. It is not merely that states do not wish to repeat such a thing (although it is true that the LIO has progressed immensely since, and the incentives for a grand war are no longer there from a trading, economic and technologic perspective), but also that there is now the spectre of nuclear weapons over everyone's heads. Nuclear weapons have saved humanity from the worry of another WW3. I am not saying it might never happen, but that it is very unlikely to happen any time soon. Not only is a nuclear war unlikely, so is WW3 in general.
The OP needs to read on theories of escalation and de-escalation, limited warfare, revolution in military affairs, proxy wars, and of course the history of the Cold War and the post-Cold War period.
| roadkillers said: This is what happens when 10 year olds play too much call of duty and lie about their age on vgchartz. Terrible topic. |
That is my predisposition as well. Maybe he is not 10, but he does not sound like an adult at all. If he is an adult, he should take this as an opportunity to educate himself a bit before attempting a serious conversation on topics he does not understand adequately.
HollyGamer said:
Too bad i am not 10 years old and don't like to play Call of Duty |
Maybe you are not, maybe you are. The fact is that you do not comprehend essential strategic aspects of the topic, from deterrence and rational actor theory, to what a proxy war is. Being fascinated about war is fine (if a little bit stupid), but in order to participate in a serious conversation about it you need to expose yourself to more than just media and forum discussions. People on fora rarely know what they are talking about. You are not an exception by all means.
