[anon291]

The middle east is not the only part of the planet. The middle east's current state used to be the regular state for Europe and most of the rest of the world. The world today is objectively more peaceful than ever.

By and large, had the nuclear non-proliferationists been stopped, there would also be no war in Ukraine.

[Der_Einzige]

No one likes to hear it and that's why you're being downvoted, but it turns out that it takes putting the gun to our collective heads for us to realize that pulling the trigger is a bad idea. I do think nuclear non-proliferation is a double-edged sword, and states that have pursued it have not fared well.