History of wars?

Question

I am guessing that, as years go by, people we hate, people who hate us (other countries), is getting less and less. Like when England and Germany could not stand each other. And see Spain had no love for England, either. Based on this, I am guessing that in about 200-300 more years, there will be no more wars. We ALL will finally had "enough" of war.

What do you all think?

Answer 1

Like John Keegan - the famous British military historian - has said, nuclear weapons have made war obsolete. Localized wars are still possible, but the threat of nukes make them feel like "throwing lit matches at each other while standing in a tank full of gasoline."

Answer 2

At any given time in history there are 30 or more conflicts going on. Today there are 42:

AlgeriaInsurgency 1992 -->
AngolaCabinda 1975 -->
BurmaInsurgency 1950 -->
ChinaSenkaku Islands1968 -->
ChinaSpratly Islands1988 -->
ColombiaInsurgencies1970s-->
Congo (Zaire) Congo War1998-->
GeorgiaCivil War1991-->
IndiaAssam1985 -->
IndiaKashmir1970s-->
IndiaNaxalite Uprising 1967 -->
IndonesiaAceh1986 -->
IndonesiaKalimantan1983 -->
IndonesiaMaluku1999 -
IndonesiaPapua / West Irian 1963 -->
IsraelAl-Aqsa Intifada2000 -->
IsraelLebanon2006 -->
Ivory CoastCivil War 2002 -->
KoreaKorean War1953 -->
LaosHmong Insurgency2000 -->
MoldovaTransdniester 1991-->
Namibia Caprivi Strip 1966-->
NepalMaoists1996 -->
NigeriaCivil Disturbances 1997 -
PakistanBaluchistan2004 -
PalestineCivil War2007-->
PeruShining Path1970s-->
Philippines Moro Uprising 1970s-->
RussiaChechen Uprising 1992 -->
Somalia Civil War 1991-->
Spain Basque Uprising 1970s-->
Sri LankaTamil Separatists1983 -->
SudanDarfur1983 -->
ThailandIslamic Rebels2001 -->
TurkeyKurdistan1984 -->
Uganda Civil Conflict 1980 -->
United StatesAfghanistan1980 -->
United StatesDjibouti2001 -->
United StatesIraq 1990 -->
United StatesPhilippines 1898 -->
UzbekistanCivil Disturbances2005 -->
YemenSheik al-Houti2004 -->

While nukes may be preventing world wars between the major super powers, wars in general have steadily been increasing. As the world's population reaches 10 billion in 50 years, wars will be fought over water and the number of deaths from wars will increase.

While your view is desireable, the facts show the opposite. The likelihood of a major war is not only possible, its probable. In view of the aging Russian early warning systems, a nuclear war could happen at any time. You hear of all the talk about Iran and terrorists getting ahold of A nuke. Little is heard about the two bulls in the glass shop.

The arsenals of the US and Russia are the scary scenarios when you're talking nuclear war. Not so much the US causing it, but mainly from an accidental launch by the Russians thinking that NATO or the US launched against them. It nearly happened in 1995, when the Russian 'suitcase' with the launch codes was activated for the first time in history....and this was in the POST-Cold War!!!

Answer 3

Oh My God! I pray you're right and we are finally on the cusp of ending this awful waste of life and can move on to other much more fulfilling and creative things to do with out time.