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Comment author: MichaelVassar 12 January 2010 02:26:18AM *  8 points [-]

WTF?!? Nukes didn't change international relations? We HAVE world peace. No declarations of war, no total wars. Current occupations are different in kind from real wars.

Also, flight continued a trend in transport speeds which corresponded to continuing trends in GDP.

Comment author: Bo102010 12 January 2010 03:33:40AM 4 points [-]

"We HAVE world peace" - I get your meaning, but I think we should set our standards a bit higher for "peace."

Comment author: Larks 12 January 2010 11:57:38PM 0 points [-]

Compare now to Pax Britannia or Pax Romana. The general trend towards peace has continued, and there are still small wars. Also, I hardly think the absense of a declaration is particularly significant.

Exactly- flight continued a pre-existing trend; it didn't change history.