Quote:
Originally Posted by Osem
Wars don't have to be planned, they just require the right conditions and right now there's enough strife around the globe to set one off. Look back to WWI to see how things can escalate. Yes we now have nukes but it only requires one side or other to 'believe' they're under immediate threat to set off a chain reaction which is hard to stop. Unlikely it may be, but anyone who thinks we're too clever to blow ourselves up is overestimating our collective intelligence I feel.
|
Indeed just look what happens when you get a group of religious nutters together, If enough of one group believe they are at threat it will escalate in no time.