This article is a continuation
of the previous article.
The great “Treasure’s Effect”
that averted a Great War
Next, when you use the treasures
that you took out from the “Treasure
trove of Buddha-nature,” and solve
the problems of today’s society,
let me talk specifically about what
those problems are.
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On June 21, 2025, the Trump
administration used seven Stealth
Bombers and carried out an attack
on Iran’s underground nuclear
facilities.
This operation was carried out in
strict secrecy.
The reason for this is that if Iran
were to launch a retaliatory attack,
the following crises could occur:
・ Closing of the Strait of Hormuz
・ Outbreak of nuclear war
・ Expansion of the Middle East War
Of these, “a closure of the Strait of
Hormuz” would have a serious impact
on the global economy, particularly on
the Japanese economy.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key point
through which approximately 20% of
the world’s crude oil supply passes,
so if it were to be blocked, the first
thing that would happen would be
a sharp rise in crude Oil Prices.
This would lead to higher electricity,
gas, and gasoline prices, increasing
costs for households and businesses.
Also, It could cause “Disruptions of
Energy Supplies” worldwide.
In particular, Japan relies on the
Middle East for about 90% of
its crude oil imports, and
a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
could lead to an energy supply
crisis.
Also, stock prices are generally
correlated with crude oil prices,
so a sudden rise in crude oil prices
will cause stock prices to fall
worldwide.
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In this way, a “Retaliatory Attack”
contains extremely dangerous
elements.
In the past history, there are many
cases where retaliatory attacks have
triggered major wars.
(In the case of World War I)
One of these was the First World War,
which lasted from 1914 to 1918.
This war broke out as a result
of the “Sarajevo Incident” on
June 28, 1914, in which the Crown
Prince and his wife of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire were assassinated
by a young Serbian man.
The background to this was the
situation in which Europe at that
time was divided into two opposing
alliance groups: the Triple Alliance
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy)
and the Triple Entente (Britain,
France, and Russia).
Then, the Sarajevo incident in 1914
triggered the Austro-Hungarian
Empire to declare war on Serbia.
(a retaliatory attack)
Then, Russia, supporting Serbia,
entered the war.
Next, Germany entered the war to
counter Russia.
And then,Britain entered the war to
counter Germany.
Thus, the war spread throughout
Europe and became World War.
The total number of casualties
from World War I, including military
personnel and civilians, is estimated
at approximately 37 million.
The breakdown is approximately
10 million war deaths,
21 million wounded,
6.64 million civilian deaths.
At that time, we could not prevent
“just a single retaliatory attack from
escalating into a full-scale war.”
It was truly unfortunate.
(In the case of the 2001 Terrorist
Attacks)
In recent years, one example of
a retaliatory attack that triggered and
escalated into a major war is
“The 2001 Terrorist Attacks” by
Bin Laden.
It was an unprecedented incident
in U.S. history, in which two
commercial passenger planes
crashed into the World Trade
Center, towering over New York.
The damage from this incident was
enormous, with about 3,000 innocent
civilians who were inside the building
losing their lives.
Other victims were firefighters, police,
and people in the surrounding
buildings…
(Omitted – more details later)
The causes of the subsequent
Iraq War
If considering this incident from
the perspective of a “retaliatory attack”,
this incident later became a factor that
led the Bush administration to launch
the Iraq War.
Although the September 11 attacks
were not the direct cause of the
Iraq War, the incident caused both
the US government and the American
public to become strongly conscious
of the “War on Terror,” and set it as
their biggest goal above all else.
The entire United States made
“Counter-Terrorism” a top priority.
To that much, the impact of the
September 11 attacks was large at
that time.
Contnued at a later date
