Translated “Avante!” article by Albano Nunes, Member of the PCP International Department

A new World War danger ought to be considered very seriously. For a long time, many the voices did not establish comparisons with the situation that preceded World War II (1939/45) and considering the world ought to be in the run-up of a third world war and even, that the latter, ought to be in progress. Some disturbed voices, others of pure diversion and blackmail. But above all, those that ignore the economic and social war causes, and particularly tumultuous those that tend to trivialize, justifying and considering it as inevitable, and therefore, seeking to demobilize the struggle to impede it. Round the vital question of war and peace, and before the situation of the existence of colossal arsenals of nuclear weapons, the USA announce the intention of using them as “prevention”, one is confronted with the intense ideological battle, which outcome is decisive for Humanity’s own destiny.

The PCP’s alert launched during its XX Congress regarding the danger of a war of incalculable proportions, is solidly grounded. Such danger, is first of all, the result of the capitalist system world hegemony, which exploiter and aggressive nature, along with incurable contradictions – as Lenine proved in “Imperialism, the capitalism ultimate stage” – necessarily lead to an ungovernable unto war if a strong opposition is not found. The result is a ungovernable run to armament and general destabilization and military aggression operations, highlighting the NATO reinforcement and expansion throughout the planet as imperialism’s armed hand, and the conclusion that the great capital most reactionary and aggressive sectors bet more and more in fascism and , as “a solution” for capitalism structural crisis deepening.

During the three months that followed the XX Congress, not only the PCP’s analysis were confirmed, as the situation worsened. Obama, with the aggressive measures carrousel, in which he indulged unto his administration last day, left behind an amazing bellicose legacy. Regarding the new North-American administration, what is entirely clear, is the serious announced “ Security and Defence policy”. Upon swearing his fidelity to NATO, after serving as a pretext, so that the European USA allies declare their commitment in increasing military expenditure in 2% of the GDP, the European Union ought to launch itself in a “ Defence Europe”, amounting huge social costs, implied in the end, Donald Trump announces to the world, with pomp and circumstance, a “ a greater, better and stronger army, then ever” and a “historical” 10% reinforcement of amounts concerning the Pentagon, side by side with the Home Security and Justice budget increases, in other words, the imperialist super power coercive component. Some ought not to be aware or instead not give the importance to such news, and by proliferating, have trivialised the run to armaments and war preparations. And that is the danger. One ought to fight it persistently.