Actaea

They raised a rather relevant issue. About militarization, an arms race, and the generally tense situation in the region. (Here and further, I am speaking not on behalf of my country, but simply as a player) A few pages earlier, Arkon described his nation as being quite well-armed, and Revan disagreed with him. Strangely enough, both were right. If you look at it this way, the numbers are quite impressive. But everything is relative. The fact is that we have a hyper-militarized region. A couple of countries are slightly below the average level, the rest are above, and some are even two to three times higher. Personally, I would rate the current values as follows: about 20 - weak countries about 30 - average about 40 - well-armed countries 50 and more - world leaders in armaments The states are quite diverse, and there are disagreements in almost every area. Obviously, wars are inevitable. Ventorium is pursuing its goals by any means. Arkon is pursuing a rather short-sighted policy, imposing sanctions on one hyper-militarized country in order to force it to reduce its defense spending, and thereby supporting another country with almost the same military power. In Kittypink, there are two-meter-tall super-soldiers and the execution of deserters. Despite the fact that numbers are one thing, and the human factor is something else entirely, I doubt that a country with an army strength of 25 would win a war against a rival that is twice as strong. What to do? 1) Organize alliances, sign treaties. 2) Develop your own army :smile04: 3) Move towards a bipolar world. Come up with arms limitation treaties. Although they are unlikely to be enforced. Personally, I am unlikely to have a good army, because ecology and education are a priority, and the army is only third. Therefore, the best option for me would be to join one of the sides. Well, if there are some "superpowers" and their smaller allies. :cool: