The world today is a safer place and governments should stop spending large amounts of money on their armed forces (Ñî÷èíåíèÿ ÅÃÝ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê)

The young generation is lucky one since we have not seen the war, but we have heard a lot about it to understand that it must be prevented by all means. Some people suppose that we live in a peaceful time and do not need so much military forces in countries, while others suppose that atmosphere on the world stage is still controversial.

In my opinion, governments should maintain the countries’ defense. Firstly, even after World War II the USSR and the USA continued the Cold War. And although historians claim that it ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the situation on the world political scene remains tense, as if Russia, as the legal successor to the USSR, continues to wage this war on world leadership. Secondly, local conflicts like the Iraq War keep arising which can escalate into real war.

It ended peacefully but we cannot say for sure if other conflicts will end the same.

However, some people disagree with me. They say that countries create international unions with the aim of peaceful cooperation and to prevent the threat of a new war, such as the UN.

Nevertheless, it cannot be said that these unions are durable and guaranteed to protect us from the possibility further fighting. For instance, the USA has recently claim that it is likely to leave the UN because they do not support the policy towards Israel.

In conclusion, I am convinced that we should be ready for various options for events and not lower the level of financing of the armed forces.

Ïåðåâîä:

Ñåãîäíÿ ìèð áåçîïàñíåå, è ïðàâèòåëüñòâà äîëæíû ïðåêðàòèòü

òðàòèòü áîëüøèå ñóììû äåíåã íà ñâîè âîîðóæåííûå ñèëû.

Ìîëîäîìó ïîêîëåíèþ ïîâåçëî, òàê êàê ìû íå âèäåëè âîéíû, íî ìû ìíîãî ñëûøàëè î íåé, ÷òîáû ïîíÿòü, ÷òî åå íóæíî ïðåäîòâðàòèòü âñåìè ñðåäñòâàìè. Íåêîòîðûå ëþäè ïîëàãàþò, ÷òî ìû æèâåì â ìèðíîå âðåìÿ è íàì íå íóæíî òàê ìíîãî âîåííûõ ñèë â ñòðàíàõ, â òî âðåìÿ êàê äðóãèå ïîëàãàþò, ÷òî àòìîñôåðà íà ìèðîâîé àðåíå âñå åùå ïðîòèâîðå÷èâà.

Íà ìîé âçãëÿä, ïðàâèòåëüñòâà äîëæíû ïîääåðæèâàòü îáîðîíó ñòðàí. Âî-ïåðâûõ, äàæå ïîñëå Âòîðîé ìèðîâîé âîéíû ÑÑÑÐ è ÑØÀ ïðîäîëæàëè õîëîäíóþ âîéíó. È õîòÿ èñòîðèêè óòâåðæäàþò, ÷òî îí çàêîí÷èëñÿ ñ ðàñïàäîì Ñîâåòñêîãî Ñîþçà, íî ñèòóàöèÿ íà ìèðîâîé ïîëèòè÷åñêîé àðåíå îñòàåòñÿ íàïðÿæåííîé, è Ðîññèÿ, êàê ïðàâîïðååìíèöà ÑÑÑÐ, ïðîäîëæàåò âåñòè ýòó âîéíó çà ìèðîâîå ëèäåðñòâî. Âî-âòîðûõ, ïðîäîëæàþò âîçíèêàòü ëîêàëüíûå êîíôëèêòû, òàêèå êàê âîåííûå äåéñòâèÿ â Èðàêå, êîòîðûå ìîãóò ïåðåðàñòè â íàñòîÿùóþ âîéíó. Îí çàêîí÷èëñÿ ìèðíî, íî ìû íå ìîæåì òî÷íî ñêàçàòü, ÷òî äðóãèå êîíôëèêòû çàêîí÷àòñÿ òàê æå.

Îäíàêî íåêîòîðûå ëþäè íå ñîãëàñíû ñî ìíîé. Îíè ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî ñòðàíû ñîçäàþò ìåæäóíàðîäíûå ñîþçû ñ öåëüþ ìèðíîãî ñîòðóäíè÷åñòâà è ïðåäîòâðàùåíèÿ óãðîçû íîâîé âîéíû, íàïðèìåð ÎÎÍ.

Òåì íå ìåíåå íåëüçÿ ñêàçàòü, ÷òî ýòè ñîþçû äîëãîâå÷íû è ãàðàíòèðîâàííî çàùèòÿò íàñ îò âîçìîæíîñòè äàëüíåéøèõ áîåâûõ äåéñòâèé. Íàïðèìåð, ÑØÀ íåäàâíî çàÿâèëè, ÷òî ìîãóò ïîêèíóòü ÎÎÍ, ïîòîìó ÷òî îíè íå ïîääåðæèâàþò ïîëèòèêó â îòíîøåíèè Èçðàèëÿ.

 çàêëþ÷åíèè ÿ óáåæäåí, ÷òî ìû äîëæíû áûòü ãîòîâû ê ðàçëè÷íûì âàðèàíòàì ñîáûòèé è íå ñíèæàòü óðîâåíü ôèíàíñèðîâàíèÿ âîîðóæåííûõ ñèë.