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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh
I really don't see how her plan will bring world peace, though. People are still going to want to kill each other. On foot and with their bare hands if they need to, but it won't come to that, no matter what her magic computer can do.
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The fact of the matter is that while people will want to kill each other, it becomes almost unfeasible without the logistics to support the killing. The only conflicts that are possible will only be local ones. Raising the barrier to warfare will definitely reduce a lot of war, especially if that barrier is any equipment you can't send by car.
While this won't stop conflict entirely, over the long term it will reduce lives lost. It's difficult to have mass murders or genocides if overwhelming firepower is reduced.
With Jormungand able to deny any shipping they don't like and Hek-GG able to ship anything, anywhere, anytime, they decide winners. Don't like Syria's Assad? Jam all his tactical movement and coordination and supply the rebels. Don't like the rebels afterwards? Deny them trade completely after they win.
If people can't fight without knowing that someone's going to swoop in and deny you while helping the enemy, they're a lot less likely to start things.
That being said, Jormungand alone can't do it all. North Korea could decimate South Korea with their already in place artillery. Anything low tech or already in place isn't going to be badly hurt by Jormungand. Local conflicts like Hutus and Tutsis would still go strong, although slower with no more bullets and only improvised weapons. You'd still need someone benevolent to guard against the aggressor. I suspect Koko probably has some sort of follow up to prevent smaller scale conflicts. Manipulate UN peacekeeping forces maybe? Jormungand would definitely allow you to strong-arm any military forces on the planet into assisting you. Hell, Hek-GG could provide all the world-wide force allocation that used to be the sole privilege of the US.
A combination of Jormungand with an intervention force guaranteed to have better supplies, training, technology, and size could guarantee world peace.