The world today is a safer place than it was a hundred years ago, and governments should stop spending large amounts of money on their armed forces. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

It is now some time since the whole

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was involved in one war. The

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nowadays is no comparison to the past, when millions of soldiers were lost on the battlefield. As the

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today is significantly safer than previously, it can be argued that governments should stop spending large amounts of money on their military forces. The

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War dates back nearly seventy years and, since 1945, no

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has taken

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have taken

place in western countries.

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, people have suggested that spending money on necessities within society

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of

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the armed forces

is more useful.

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,

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is very difficult, as even though no significant

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has taken place in western countries, they are still involved in the conflicts of other countries.

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, the US contribution in the Iraqi war has only recently ended. For

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involvement of military forces in foreign lands, countries still need to have strong armed forces, in case they are needed. In some countries like the UK, the military is already significantly weaker than it has been in the past.

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, historically, a hundred years is not that long and because no

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has happened

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happened

recently,

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does not mean that there will be no

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in the future. At the outbreak of

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War Two, the UK was seriously under-prepared, as it had been thought that the horrors of

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War One had convinced everyone of the uselessness of war. In conclusion, certain armed forces are necessary for major

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countries, even

though the

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is safer than a hundred years ago. They might need to intervene in conflicts in other countries and

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peace is by no means assured for the future.