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World War I/World War II

Chapter 1: The Russo-Ukrainian War
Life stopped by the start of war/ Humanity has always been with war/ Mariupol turned into ruins/ [Toktok Plus] I was there when the bombings rained down/ European Union or Eurasian Economic Union?/ The United States supports Ukraine's entry into NATO/ Russia conducts special military operations in Donbas/ [Toktok Plus] Russia conquered by Mongolia/ NATO is not the problem/ Anti-Russian sentiment and NATO expansion/ The Warsaw Pact formed in response to NATO/ The current state of the Russia-Ukraine War/ Can the Russia-Ukraine War end?/ Ukraine that gave up nuclear weapons/ Nuclear weapons, a romantic dream/ Is nuclear war coming?/ Will Russia really use nuclear weapons?/ The United States also fears a nuclear attack/ Is the Korean Peninsula safe from nuclear war?/ [Toktok Plus] What is war?/ For whom are the mercenaries?/ [Toktok Plus] Mercenaries in history/ This side or that side, the new Cold War era/ BRICS power

Chapter 2: Israel-Palestine War
The horrific ratio of 1 to 20 / The trauma of war / [Toktok Plus] October 7, 2023, I was there / The world's powder keg, the Middle East / Palestine, the land of blood and tears / Two states in Palestine! / The Arab-Israeli War / Declaration of armed struggle to completely expel Israel / The emergence and struggle of Hamas / The endless war between Hezbollah and Israel / The destruction of the Gaza Strip / [Toktok Plus] Israel's air defense network / Israel, a country that cannot exist without the United States / Is two states possible in Palestine? / Cold peace / [Toktok Plus] Interview with a Jewish rabbi

-Epilogue
America mired in war / America's staggering defense budget / The global arms market / The winners and losers of war / War, a paradise for weapons testing / The new era of war, drone warfare

It focuses on the most recent wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Palestine, and explains the nature of war.


On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.
The war that was once a distant dream became a reality, and many people were killed or injured.
The scene of refugees crying after losing their homes was vividly reported.
Many countries have condemned Russia and pledged humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
The United States, the European Union, and NATO entered this war, sparing no expense in providing military support to Ukraine.
Does this mean Russia has been weakened? Russia remains strong, supported by the BRICS and aligned with populous countries like China and India.
As concerns grow over whether Russia will eventually give up its nuclear weapons, voices are becoming increasingly concerned about nuclear war, and some are even suggesting that South Korea should also possess nuclear weapons.


On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded the Israeli border, killing many Israelis and taking hostages.
Soon, Israel declared war on Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian war began again.
Israel seemed determined to drive all Arabs out of Palestine by the end of this war.
Not only have Israeli airstrikes and bombings driven Palestinians to their deaths, but Israel has also surrounded the entire Gaza Strip, forcing Palestinians into starvation and extreme conditions.
Despite continued international condemnation, who can stop Israel?

This book explains the causes, purposes, and nature of the two most recent wars.
Through these two wars, we can look at the nature of war, which we had previously understood only abstractly, in a more realistic way.

It illuminates the stark and sobering realities surrounding war, including the BRICS powers opposing NATO and the global arms market and defense industry surrounding the United States.


Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, Putin threatened that he would not stand idly by if Ukraine joined NATO.
And Putin's threats have become very real.
The reason Russia cannot stand by and watch Ukraine join NATO is because NATO is a military alliance centered around Europe and the United States.
NATO operates on a collective defense system, meaning that if one NATO member state is attacked, the other members can respond militarily.
As many Eastern European countries joined NATO, Russia became anxious about its security.


NATO is also centered around the United States.
The United States pays 70% of NATO's budget.
The United States fully supports the wars between Ukraine and Israel, spending a large portion of its budget on war costs.
The United States spent $916 billion on defense in 2024, accounting for 38% of global defense spending.
There is a hypothesis that even if the entire world unites and fights the United States, they cannot win.
In addition, the United States is by far the largest arms exporter in the global arms market.
The US is making money from the war, increasing its market share of exports to 42% thanks to the Russian-Ukrainian war.


Nonetheless, the Russian-Ukrainian war is shedding new light on the BRICS power.
BRICS is a group of countries with large populations and territories, including Brazil, Russia, India, and China, which account for 42% of the world's population, in opposition to the United States' exclusive global dominance.
Now the world is entering a new Cold War era centered around Russia and the United States.
This book soberly illuminates the facts surrounding war, how the world is divided into two through war and how the logic of power is applied.