What could replace War?

[TheLefty]

I searched expecting to find something like this but actually couldn't.

As I read "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and rested after my 600m race (close 3rd place, second beat me by .2 of a second) I looked up from my reading about revolutionizing warfare and though "This could replace war, country with the fastest runner wins whatever debate the war is over." Then I went on to think that all the war fought over territory wouldn't work, and in the case of revolution the country could simply ignore the revolutionaries challenge. So my wonderful thinkers of the Escapist what do you think could replace war?

 

[AkJay]

Technically, the Nuclear Bomb ended war. with it's creation and first time use, people were scared shitless. Sure, we've had conflicts in the past (Vietnam, Korea) but nothing that would classify as a full-scale war. So now instead of fighting, we created the UN to talk things out.

 

[Jedoro]

Government leaders having duels with flintlock pistols

Or maybe Rock Paper Scissors, two out of three

 

[recoverytwo]

Diplomacy ?

 

[Ekonk]

The disappearance of mankind and nothing else.

 

[lvl9000_woot]

A giant robot battle...perhaps G Gundam style...only in this version America wins and not Japan.

 

[firedfns13]

We should replace war with diving competitions. Or Call of Duty tournaments.

 

[wooty]

Country with the fastest runner? Jamaica as a world power? Doesnt seem right to me.

The only thing that will replace war is extiction, which will be caused by war, but what a way to go out.

 

[Mr Wednesday]

...Peace?

 

[JaredXE]

According to bad sci-fi movies: Rollerball.

Rollerball will save us.

 

[bcponpcp27]

How about we make machines to fight each other, the side that runs out would have to give up.

 

[Woodsey]

Technically, the Nuclear Bomb ended war. with it's creation and first time use, people were scared shitless. Sure, we've had conflicts in the past (Vietnam, Korea) but nothing that would classify as a full-scale war.

True - this is why I'm not sure people who are dead-cert we should all destroy our nukes have properly thought things through.

 

[Typhusoid]

Rugby, although its pretty much the same thing

 

[Jedoro]

Country with the fastest runner? Kenya as a world power? Doesnt seem right to me.

Fixed

 

[Kud]

A highfive!

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

I invoke the idea that each nation picks one warrior to fight to the death in Chernobyll and the winner's nation makes the rules. The nations that are prohibited from entry are the ones without nuclear weaponry. Yes, that narrows it down quite a bit.

EDIT: This is done every 20 years.

 

[ejb626]

Imagine if every country had an army of robots bound by strict rules so they could only kill other robots then we'd have world peace but war would still exist like some sort of paradox.