Earlier today I said we were navigating uncharted waters, but that’s not quite true. As this article points out, we were at a similar point prior to WWI. What we have now that we didn’t then is nuclear weapons and ICBMs. If we, as a civilisation, decide to continue on this path, there will be nuclear proliferation, as this is the only current way a nation can use to force itself into a seat at the adults table. Trump wouldn’t dare do the same stunt with North Korea.