Reasons to Fear Another ‘Great War’
A modern &quot;great war&quot; would require countries of relatively equal military industrial power, so either it would be a great war without the US involved, i.e. China&#x2F;India, Russia&#x2F;China (with caveats), etc. In those situations the countries may temporarily forgo the use of nuclear weapons, at least until one side is pressed beyond the point of rational response.<p>I&#x27;d also suggest the last time countries were so dominant in certain military areas, they didn&#x27;t overlap as much as they do today, so open conflict was easier to maintain. In the early 1800&#x27;s France was the undisputed world leader when it came to land based combat, while the British maintained a serious advantage at sea. Today, the US is undisputed in all 3 categories, land, air, sea, and a 4th if you count space. If another country were able to take a commanding lead in at least 1 of those areas, perhaps we could see a high intensity conflict involving the US, however until that happens, there isn&#x27;t much of a point.<p>Minor Edit: This isn&#x27;t intended as support of the current situation.