2026
The one who controls the sea, rules the world.
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Does military power secure peace and influence, or provoke conflict?
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- deterrence theory, arms races, sea power, historical examples, Pakistan's security, both sides
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- The one who controls the sea, rules the world. Outline it
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Military expenditure, United States vs China: USA $954 billion (fell 7.5 per cent); China an estimated $336 billion (rose 7.4 per cent) (2025)SIPRI Fact Sheet, Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025 (April 2026)Pakistan nuclear arsenal estimate: ~170 warheads (Jan 2024 estimate)SIPRINeeds auditStability-Instability Paradox: Nuclear deterrence may reduce full-scale war while conflict persists below nuclear threshold (Theory)IR theoryNeeds audit
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2026
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy.
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2014
Great nations win without fighting.
2007
The more developed a country, the more leathly it is armed.