There was an arms race between Germany and Great Britain that lead to World War I. The arms race between the United States of America and the Soviet Union (the Cold War), nearly lead to World War III. ... Landis in Introducing Global Issues, "when the Indian government detonated its first nuclear explosion in 1974, it symbolically ended the monopoly on nuclear systems held by the great powers. ... Through the G-8 Summit held each year, eight key countries; Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are taking steps to reduce the threat of weapon...

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There are many military alliances existent today such as the Unites States and Japan, France and Germany and the European Union, who all aid for one another in times of need. ... An infamous example of how the alliance system had caused a detrimental outcome is the world war one; countries were hauled into the war by their alliances resulting in a massive world war. Germany was brought into the war by its ally Austria-Hungary and ended up being declaring war on Russia and being of the Central Powers that resulted in an ultimate loss. ... We are so exposed to various cultural aspects from many ...

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