Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-5496489-20151027142437/@comment-25309944-20151213161351

Knight Alien wrote: If France has new weapons to show the natives, then they may intimidate them to the point were they give up on war.

That's not quite how it works. And France -did- show them new weapons during the Second War of Mirusian Coalition, and clearly demonstrated the security gap that exists between the two sides. If anything, that causes -more- insecurity and anxiety among the natives (and thus a propensity for unpredictable and risky behavior like striking first because they have no other option), causes them to overlook old grudges and band together in a coalition, and is a rule that can only be maintained through the use of overwhelming force and by completely flattening these countries and permanently breaking their morale. That is neither advisable, necessary, practical, or called for in this instance.

I do not think that we are moving towards war, though I can easily see there being crises which cause tensions to flare. I'd be up for rping a few of those if you'd like.