This article aims to show the real responsible for the outbreak of wars in the world such as the one involving Russia and Ukraine at the present time and the wars that occurred from the beginning of the 20th century to the contemporary era. The real cause of the war between Russia and Ukraine is not being considered by many international policy analysts. Out of ignorance or because they are at the service of those who foment this war among so many that took place from the 20th century onwards, these analysts do not reveal that the arms industry is the real cause of wars in the world. It was the war industry, especially in the United States, which, after the end of the Soviet Union, encouraged the maintenance of NATO, a military alliance created to face the Soviet Union and its allies after the 2nd World War. The logical and rational decision would be the dissolution of NATO after the end of the Soviet Union, as happened with the Warsaw Pact, a military alliance of European socialist countries.

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THE REAL CAUSE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE CURRENT WARS
IN THE WORLD
Fernando Alcoforado*
This article aims to show the real responsible for the outbreak of wars in the world such
as the one involving Russia and Ukraine at the present time and the wars that occurred
from the beginning of the 20th century to the contemporary era. The real cause of the war
between Russia and Ukraine is not being considered by many international policy
analysts. Out of ignorance or because they are at the service of those who foment this war
among so many that took place from the 20th century onwards, these analysts do not
reveal that the arms industry is the real cause of wars in the world. It was the war industry,
especially in the United States, which, after the end of the Soviet Union, encouraged the
maintenance of NATO, a military alliance created to face the Soviet Union and its allies
after the 2nd World War. The logical and rational decision would be the dissolution of
NATO after the end of the Soviet Union, as happened with the Warsaw Pact, a military
alliance of European socialist countries.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created in the context of the Cold War,
in 1949, with its main objective to contain the expansion of socialism in Western Europe.
One of NATO's pillars is to guarantee the security of its member countries, which can
occur diplomatically or with the use of military forces. NATO member countries provide
part of their military contingent for eventual actions of this size, because the organization
does not have its own military force. Most of the operations carried out by NATO were
developed in the Northern Hemisphere, such as in Afghanistan, Kosovo, North Africa,
the Middle East, among others. After 1990, NATO carried out the invasion of Iraq under
the leadership of the United States. There was also US-led NATO intervention in the
Bosnian War that led to the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia in 1992.
In addition to military cooperation between its member countries, NATO also contributes
to the United Nations (UN) as its armed wing, intervening in areas considered dangerous
by the latter organization. In the 21st century, under the leadership of the United States,
NATO has been involved in missions in Iraq (2004) and Afghanistan (2003), has
intervened in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in addition to carrying out
missions during the Arab Spring, with the overthrow of the Gaddafi government in Libya
in 2011 and the attempt to overthrow President Bashar El-Assad of Syria in 2013.
Until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, NATO had 16 countries: 1) Germany; 2)
Belgium; 3) Canada; 4) Denmark; 5) Spain; 6) United States; 7) France; 8) Greece; 9)
Holland; 10) Iceland; 11) Italy; 12) Luxembourg; 13) Norway; 14) Portugal; 15) Turkey;
16) United Kingdom. To meet the interests of the arms industry, NATO expanded, after
the end of the Soviet Union, attracting 14 more countries that integrated the socialist
system of Eastern Europe, such as Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania. , Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, the Czech
Republic and Romania. With the accession of these countries began the siege of Russia
that would be completed with the incorporation of Ukraine to NATO (See Figure 1). It
must be understood that, from the point of view of the arms industry, the attempt to
incorporate Ukraine into NATO would lead to Russia's reaction, as is happening, and to

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an increase in its arms sales to Ukraine and to the NATO countries that acquired more
weapons to deal with a possible war against Russia.
Figure 1- The siege of Russia by NATO in Europe
Source: https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-60129112
Who is interested in the armed conflict in Ukraine? There is no doubt that the main
interested party in the conflict is the arms industry with the sale of arms. Recently, the
US Congress voted on a bill called “Protect Ukraine” worth US$ 500 million to supply
Ukraine with weapons. The same is happening with other NATO member countries. The
question is: Even well armed, would Ukraine be able to win the war against Russia? The
answer is no. In addition to the vast military superiority, Russia is an atomic power, which
makes a direct confrontation of NATO allies, with the exception of the United States,
with Russia impossible. But almost all countries in the region are buying weapons,
military equipment and ammunition.
With 102 wars in its bellicose "curriculum", the United States is probably one of the
countries most involved in military actions in the world that began with the annexation
of land from Mexico to its territory. It is no coincidence that the United States is one of
the countries that benefit most economically from armed conflicts, as the largest arms
exporters in the world are Americans. In addition to the sale of ammunition and weapons,
the United States also monetizes with security contracts and military training, which
makes many members of the US Congress understand wars as a machine for employment
and money. Peace, for the United States, could cost dearly. It is these facts that lead many
people to question the real motivation of the United States in the defense of Ukraine,
which for years has been in a state of tension with Russia.
Of the 10 largest arms manufacturers in the world, six are North American, five of which
are leaders in the world arms industry, as shown in the following table:

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Source: https://www.poder360.com.br/internacional/100-maiores-empresas-de-armas-venderam-us-531-
bilhoes-em-2020/
There is no doubt that the arms industry sponsors the war in Ukraine as it has promoted
other wars in the past to make money. The record production of weapons, increasingly
lethal and surgical, needs to be put to work in practice. Could they be exhibited in broad
daylight, we would see that the main sponsors of this fratricidal war are the arms industry,
on both sides of the trenches. And to think that the macabre technology that manufactures
these human flesh grinders is developed by alumni of the best universities on the planet,
with many of these death machines financed thanks to the taxes paid by the civilian
population. In the hands of criminals, these deadly technologies end up promoting show
of horrors that TV stations broadcast live and in color. The absurdity is to observe that
the targets ready to receive the accurate shots of the latest technology missiles, pride of
the war capacity of a people, are precisely civilian homes, schools, hospitals, squares,
churches and other monuments built to celebrate community life and peace between
people. What the world is now watching in real time is the usual death show.
It is evident that, as long as there is a war industry in the world, wars will continue to
proliferate across the planet. Peace in the world will only happen when all countries are
disarmed and the manufacture of weapons ceases.
* Fernando Alcoforado, 82, awarded the medal of Engineering Merit of the CONFEA / CREA System,
member of the Bahia Academy of Education, engineer and doctor in Territorial Planning and Regional
Development by the University of Barcelona, university professor and consultant in the areas of
strategic planning, business planning, regional planning and planning of energy systems, is author of the

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