What would be the negative effect if all countries in the world stopped their wars?

Question

I mean all countries around the world laying down their arms completely.

Thats a good answer, Green, thank you.
To anyone else, don't answer if you cant say at least one negative effect that would result.

Great observation Walter but i basically meant all warring groups countries, or otherwise. And to an extent, yes we are all naive.

Answer 1

War is caused by a difference of opinion, usually over land or religion, or both.

If every country stopped their wars these conflicts would still be there. To fill the void of power terrorist would step in. This is because people want action, they want to see someone doing something to help them. If the terrorist are the only game in town then they will gain all of the power.

This is why Hezbollah is so big in Lebanon. They are the ones providing education to the children, work for the adults, and other social services.

The truth is war will never end because there will always be a difference of opinions.

Answer 2

Here's the negative effects:

A) Some evil dictator will start building an army and take over a couple of countries. (even if he was disarmed, he'd start building again).

B) The lack of military will cause the stock market prices to become unstable, espicially on news events.

C) Trade disputes will occur. With no military, who's to stop China (who steals every chance they get), to play by the rules?

D) Countries with dictators will become increasingly irrational. No military means that pressure cannot be applied on their actions (which includes them re-arming themselves).

E) Terrorism would skyrocket. I mean, who's to stop them? They only want to kill people from Israel. That's their sole purpose.

F) Many people would die. With the lack of military presence, warlords would kill people without reprisal. New authoritarian governments would form.


You see, there are people who say "War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing." Those people refuse to live in the real world.

War stopped the Jews from being exectued in WWII. That's not a worthwhile cause? War stopped the additional attacks from Afganistan. Was that worthless?

War is needed to stop the evil people in the world from doing their evil things.

Answer 3

Countries would be free to internally persecute without consequence.

Countries would be free to use economic pressures without consequence. That may not sound too severe to you, but the two greatest massacres in history took place not through force of arms, but through force of grain. The starvation of the Ukraine and the starvation of Tibet killed more people than Hitler ever dreamt of. Both were intentionally starved to force their submission.

Also, a cessation to wars would mean a virtual lock on the status quo in many nations. How will people free themselves from a repressive dictator without bloody rebellion? By voting? You can't vote a tyrant from office.

Those are just a few reasons war exists. Only a fool likes war, but one would be equally foolish to hope for its total cessation.

Answer 4

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Their would be population explosions and massive unemployment, as was said. What does that mean? Not enough food and natural resources, not enough space. Economy in the toilet. Result? Countries would take up arms to bolster their economy, get more resources and more space.

You could have a positive result of putting arms down, but there would need to be MANY MANY more conditions than simple disarmament.

Answer 5

Yes, I would say high unemployment would be a large problem. Not only no military fighters, but also no workers to make all the items used in the military. (From ready-to-eat meals to bombs)
Also the space program would have a hard time getting the rockets needed to launch shuttles.

However, I think and even larger problem would be caused by the lack of research that would be done by the military. Face it, most of the items invented today were done first by military researchers. Heck, even the Internet was invented by the military. *cough* ...and Al Gore...*cough*

Answer 6

i became in a melancholy on the starting up of the 365 days. My mom had died 6 months before (we were very close) my living house burned to the floor Jan 3 and that i lost each and everything I personal (defective wiring) and them my motor vehicle blew a head top after the guaranty expired. yet I had to keep it together for my son and that i realized there became no longer some thing i ought to do about any of those issues except %. up the products of my existence and flow ahead. it is been not basic, the worst ingredient I had lengthy exceeded by potential of up till then became even as my Dad kicked the bucket even as i became 21. yet he became ill for over a 365 days and purely saved getting worse and worse so I had time to practice for what became going to ensue. With my mom it became unexpected. i imagine it has made me a better individual in spite of the indisputable fact that it nevertheless sucks.

Answer 7

All countries could lay down arms and disband there militarizes very easily. That'd give terrorists, insurgents, freedom fighters from all over the World the ability to over run police forces and topple every Government.

Answer 8

One of the four horsemen of the apacolypse would lose its primary weapon for keeping the world population at sustainable levels. As it is, in 50 years we'll be at around 10 billion souls, zero fossil fuels, zero coal and other natural resources.

Those living in that crowded world will be fighting over water and the few remaining resources. A cataclysmic event (such as war) will be needed to bring pop. levels to around 3 billion....

Answer 9

Gee, all the non-countries waging war would go wild, I should think! You know, Hamas, Hizbollah, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Harkat-ul Mujahideen, Tamil Tigers, Mayi-Mayi, Al-Qaeda, and on and on.

You know, a question like this could open you up to a charge of terminal naivete.

Answer 10

Wouldn't that be Great if it ever happened! I don't think there is a negative effects.

But to answer your question I would have to say the politicians would be out of a job !