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War deaths rose 1400-1945 at which point leading thinkers said humankind needed world government & the elimination of nuclear to avert extinction
No global government was enacted, nukes spread, & yet war deaths declined 95%
h/t @OurWorldInData
No global government was enacted, nukes spread, & yet war deaths declined 95%
h/t @OurWorldInData
“In South Asia [nuclear deterrence] has done away with the prospect of full-scale war. It’s just not going to happen. The risks are so great as a consequence of the nuclearization of the subcontinent that neither side can seriously contemplate starting a war”
The appropriate response to all of this is, in my view, “Wow! That’s such great news! How can we get even more peace, prosperity & environmental protection in the 21st Century?”
