Once war broke out, not a single country in the world would be spared.
An indiscriminate nuclear attack would send human civilization back to the Iron Age. Even with underground nuclear bunkers, restoring today's level of industry would take a long time.
No country wanted to see that happen. That was why nuclear weapons were also called Country-Protecting Divine Artifacts.
The purpose of nuclear weapons wasn't to be used, but to deter.
You didn't have to use them, but you absolutely had to have them.
But now humanity was entering the Interstellar Era. It was a leap into a new age, and no country in the world wanted to be left behind.
If Xia Country refused to let the other nations join in, nobody knew how far they might go.
Whether for the advancement of human civilization, the interests of nations, or Candy Technology, the best outcome was for the whole world to move forward together.
Don't think Xia Country was taking a huge loss. In truth, that wasn't the case.
So far, only Candy Technology could produce Space Shuttles, and even then, it was painfully slow.
Whoever got a Space Shuttle first would naturally gain an advantage. As for what deals the higher-ups had made with the other nations to make that happen, Mo Jingchun had no idea.
But the fact that the higher-ups hadn't stopped the other nations from placing orders even once gave him a glimpse of the bigger picture.
Thinking about it made Mo Jingchun feel some pressure. The other nations hadn't developed their own Space Shuttles yet, but they could still learn a thing or two from Candy Technology's. Add in international cooperation, and it was only a matter of time before they developed their own version.
Mo Jingchun had never underestimated any country's research