> It's like saying our soldiers in Iraq shouldn't have had modern rifles because the invasion of Iraq was wrong TBF if the US military don't have modern rifles

> It's like saying our soldiers in Iraq shouldn't have had modern rifles because the invasion of Iraq was wrong TBF if the US military don't have modern rifles/equipments they will certainly not invade Iraq. So yes, having significantly better weapons does increase the chance of war because it increase your chance of winning (thus make it more politically feasible for politicians to push for it).