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by plasticchris 2972 days ago
Long peace? The US is in the longest war in our history.

Edit: second longest, but still > 16 years. We'll break the record soon enough.

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The Long Peace means there have been no wars between major powers since 1945, we fear nuclear weapons. All wars now engaged in by great powers are asymmetric.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace

also see http://www.fallen.io/ and https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-59-the-destroyer-...