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>I've never understood the post-WWII goal of permanent peace. Its a great vision to have, but unless its completely infeasible.

There is no post-WWII goal of permanent peace. It’s a side effect of the invention of nuclear weapons, which made wars amongst powerful countries a lose-lose scenario for everyone.

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The combination of globalization and nuclear weapons led plenty of countries and leaders post-WWII to claim we would have permanent peace.



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