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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.

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It is now some time since the whole
world
 was involved in one war. The
world
 nowadays is no comparison to the past, when millions of soldiers were lost on the battlefield. As the
world
 today is significantly safer than previously, it can be argued that governments should stop spending large amounts of money on their military forces. The
last
World
 War dates back nearly seventy years and, since 1945, no
conflict
has taken
Suggestion
have taken
 place in western countries.
Thus
, people have suggested that spending money on necessities within society
instead
 of
armed forces
Suggestion
the armed forces
 is more useful.
However
,
this
 is very difficult, as even though no significant
conflict
 has taken place in western countries, they are still involved in the conflicts of other countries.
For example
, the US contribution in the Iraqi war has only recently ended. For
such
 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.
However
, historically, a hundred years is not that long and because no
conflict
has happened
Suggestion
happened
 recently,
this
 does not mean that there will be no
conflict
 in the future. At the outbreak of
World
 War Two, the UK was seriously under-prepared, as it had been thought that the horrors of
World
 War One had convinced everyone of the uselessness of war. In conclusion, certain armed forces are necessary for major
countries even
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countries, even
 though the
world
 is safer than a hundred years ago. They might need to intervene in conflicts in other countries and
world
 peace is by no means assured for the future.

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