@Acta Populi

I cannot completely agree with this. As I believe that even in ancient times conflicts were contrived in order to justify making and distributing more weapons. It appears to be in our nature. The idea that there is something for nothing. We believe if we are powerful that we can just take what we want. Weapons make us powerful, or at least feel powerful. There have always been entrepreneurs to take advantage of that mentality. It is not a new idea. In fact it has persevered throughout human history.