All animals are perpetually at war; every
species is born to devour another. There are none, even to sheep and doves, who
do not swallow a prodigious number of imperceptible animals. Males of the same
species make war for the females, like Menelaus and Paris. Air, earth, and the
waters, are fields of destruction. "Voltaires essay on war"
War is defined as a state of conflict between nations or groups
of people. In general a war is a physical battle fought for supremacy over
others. Mankind has seen many wars throughout the course of history. Some
fought to satisfy ego's, others to gain the majority of the precious resources
of the planet. The only thing stagnant throughout history has been the
existence of wars. A quote signifies this aspect in its fullest:
“... only the dead have seen the end of war.”
—Soliloquies in England, Scribner's, 1922, p. 102
The world has seen wars
and shall continue to do so. The world today strives for stability and an
attempt to maintain peace throughout. If history is something to learn from,
then human behavior is inclined towards war. All the necessary components that
sparked wars are in existence in this point of time. The issues range from a conflict
of interest between nations and the alliances forged between them, failure of
the united nations in solving these conflicts, imperialist interventions by the
super powers to a more direct concern of the scarcity of resources like fossil
fuels. The obstacles of nuclear devastation and an interdependent economic
system block the chances of a massive war. But in case of serious adversity
like the water crises, man shall not be able to withhold the internal instincts
and thus a dilemma such as this can prove to be a trigger for world war 3.
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