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There is no doubt that what the superpowers are now planning, and in which they are investing billions, is precisely the preparation for waging war.
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The speaker argues that the superpowers’ current plans and spending are directed toward preparing for war. “No doubt” presents this as certain rather than speculative, while “investing billions” emphasizes the enormous scale of those preparations. The sentence therefore warns that major financial commitments are being used to support military readiness, not merely peaceful development.
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