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Perpetual war is the lasting state of war with no clear ending conditions. It describes a situation of ongoing tension that may escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War.

In socioeconomics and politics:

The concept of a military-industrial complex was first suggested by President Eisenhower and the idea that military action can be seen as a form of market-creation goes back at least as far as speeches beginning in 1930 prior to the publication of War Is a Racket in 1935. Additionally, NSC 68 can be used a reference to understand President Truman's reasoning for the continued build up the United State's nuclear arsenal and how this contributed to the Cold War.This concept is still present in today's policies as William D. Hartung states in his article The Doctrine of Armed Exceptionalism.

In HIstory:

The economic make-up of the 5th century BC Athens-led Delian League also bears resemblance to the economic ramifications of preparing for Perpetual war. Aspects of any given empire, such as the British Empire and its relation to its domestic businesses that were owned by a wealthy minority of individuals, such as the East India Company, the Hudson's Bay Company, and De Beers, manifest an observed relationship between a minority of individuals influencing Empire or State policy, such as Child's War in India, the Anglo-Mysore Wars in India, the Anglo-French conflicts on Hudson Bay in Canada, and the Second Boer War in South Africa, follow a pattern where the Empire allocates resources pursuing and sustaining policies that financially profit the Empire's domestic business's owners.