Wars have always been a terrible disaster. At this time, people die and become disabled, cities and villages are destroyed, monuments of art and culture disappear. The best minds of mankind puzzled over the question: how to learn to solve all problems and disputes peacefully, how to prevent a war? And the more powerful and destructive the weapon became, the more relevant this question sounded. Especially in our era, when a full-scale conflict with the use of weapons of mass destruction can destroy all life on Earth.
Instructions
Step 1
Suppose we are talking about states that do not possess nuclear or thermonuclear weapons. How can a war with unfriendly neighbors be prevented? It is necessary to act in the spirit of the covenant of the ancient Romans: "Si vis pacem, para bellum", that is, "If you want peace, prepare for war." The state needs to strengthen its defense capability. The paradox of this covenant is only apparent. After all, if the state has a sufficiently strong army, equipped with everything necessary, a developed industry that can be quickly redirected to the production of military products, and if its people are patriotic, ready to defend their homeland with arms in hand, then the potential aggressor will think not three, but thirty-three times whether it is worth starting a war with him.
Step 2
“If a big state wants to take over a small state, it will do it. But if another big state wants to take over the same small state, then the small state has a chance "- this is what one politician said in the film" Glass of Water ". In other words, in a difficult situation, such a state should play on contradictions in the geopolitical interests of its large neighbors, alternately asking for patronage from one or the other. At this point, diplomats, as they say, and cards in hand.
Step 3
Even in the era of the Cold War between the two opposing blocs, when the world has repeatedly stood on the brink of an abyss, neither the USSR nor the United States used their gigantic nuclear arsenals. Why? Because with an inevitable retaliatory strike, the side that struck first would also die. Consequently, despite the policy of detente and the awareness of the inadmissibility of such a war, it is necessary to maintain the level of defense capability that guarantees a retaliatory strike of retaliation, and in any situation. Realization of this has always cooled and continues to cool the "hot heads".
Step 4
To prevent an armed conflict, the state needs to involve all international diplomatic structures, primarily the United Nations, in resolving disputed issues. Although, alas, sad practice shows that the role of the UN in preventing wars is more than modest.
