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Debate #110 · Other · English Essay
Does military power secure peace and influence, or provoke conflict?
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Examiners want: deterrence theory, arms races, sea power, historical examples, Pakistan's security, both sides
The questions
2026
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet an enemy.
2014
Great nations win without fighting.
2007
The more developed a country, the more leathly it is armed.
Evidence you can cite
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)SIPRIStability-Instability Paradox: Nuclear deterrence may reduce full-scale war while conflict persists below nuclear threshold (Theory)IR theory
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