Why do people go to war? Has war ever served any purpose? Substantiate your point of view by giving examples from world events.

War becomes inevitable when the security of a country is threatened.

A war always involves two parties: one of them will be the bad guy while the other will be always be the lesser evil. One of them will attack out of selfish reasons for example: for territory gain, to prove one’s might and superiority; or to annex the other country’s resources for financial gain; while the other gets involved in war in its defense, to protect its people. In both cases, the soldiers will fight and launch advanced weapons. These weapons will not only be meant for the troops alone but for the native innocent people living around the borders. War is totally a massacre of innocent lives. More loss of life from either parties involved fuels the fire to take revenge from the other one. War is not a solution, it’s just a weapon of the powerful and the plight of the poor and innocent.

The Indian history mentions a lot of wars, each war was the deciding event of the next ruler of the land; each one is recorded with a huge loss of life and property. The end results of the first world war gave rise to a feeling of resentment among the nations who were at the receiving end of maximum losses; this feeling of resentment was not calmed and it gave rise to the second world war. The atomic bombing of Japan by USA marked the end of the second world war because the worse effects of war was highlighted. Acknowledging the adverse effects of the war is what limits the country’s of today to wage a war against each other. Every nation should in fact stay away from war and not give into the desire to prove itself the king of others.