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Except nuclear weapons have already brought world peace between relevant actors.

What you are hoping for is a return to WW1/2 levels of violence. No thanks.

I'm not sure I'd call a global Mexican standoff "world peace."

More like "world anxiety."

Which honestly works too. If you are not sure, what the opponent has, you better not test them.

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Or one of superpowers will build it faster than others, and will start many new wars by using this advantage.

Pretty soon we'll have drones and who know what else delivering agile high speed unstoppable explosive payloads. Sounds like fun!

Probably not given that a single nuclear sub has the ability to nuke over 100 cities in a single volley.