Peace

Question

Cite few examples of peace development in the contemporary world.

Answer

The examples:

(i)After World War II, countries like Japan and Costa Rica decided not to maintain military forces.

(ii)Several parts of the world have witnessed the creation of nuclear-weapons-free zones where the use, development or deployment of nuclear weapons is banned through an internationally recognised treaty.

(iii)Today there are six such zones which have been achieved or are in the process of acceptance, covering the Antarctic territory, Latin America and the Caribbean, South-East Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, and Mongolia.

(iv)The disintegration of the USSR in 1991 put a full stop to the era of military (especially nuclear) rivalry between the super powers and removed a major threat to international security.

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