The Causes of WarThe peace that passeth understanding -- Paradise is a bazaar -- Dreams and delusions of a coming war -- While waterbirds fight -- Death-watch and scapegoat wars -- War chests and pulse beats -- A calendar of war -- The abacus of power -- War as an accident -- Aims and arms -- A day that lives in infamy -- Vendetta of the Black Sea -- Long wars -- And shorter wars -- The mystery of wide wars -- Australia's Pacific war -- Myths of the nuclear era -- War, peace and neutrality. |
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... war and peace . I have learnt much from the discussion . I especially accept the criticism that the book , while offering few direct comments on nuclear war , assumed that the causes of war remained basically the same since the era of ...
... war and peace . I have learnt much from the discussion . I especially accept the criticism that the book , while offering few direct comments on nuclear war , assumed that the causes of war remained basically the same since the era of ...
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... nuclear weapons , and the constant improving of those weapons , increases the likelihood of war . It is right to stress that a nuclear war , if it erupts , could be a terrible war , but there is no compelling evidence that , so far , ...
... nuclear weapons , and the constant improving of those weapons , increases the likelihood of war . It is right to stress that a nuclear war , if it erupts , could be a terrible war , but there is no compelling evidence that , so far , ...
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Geoffrey Blainey. Germ warfare was also a possibility during the Second World War but was not employed . Like chemical and nuclear ... war , should it come , will be a terribly devastating war . On the other hand the fear of retaliation ...
Geoffrey Blainey. Germ warfare was also a possibility during the Second World War but was not employed . Like chemical and nuclear ... war , should it come , will be a terribly devastating war . On the other hand the fear of retaliation ...
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The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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