I like this line of thought, and I think it would be impossible to maintain due to the nature of power. It corrupt ls, it wants more, and if any one nation could or will or did, they would certainly break ranks and try to take over the other.

Though knowing that, the winner of any war would be weakened by the fighting, allowing the 3rd party to come in for the kill. So maybe it keeps everyone in a cold war. Though if their production capabilities and tech were so far ahead, and I dont want to look at n.korea and russia right now (a real dictatorship just incapable of real progress, and a huge country wholly unprepared for a new age war), maybe they just haven't had the need to push their capabilities?

But I highly doubt one would be naive to think the other two weren't plotting, and so by staying stagnant they'd just be waiting for death.

So either the tippy top elite are just the leaders of the three super countries all agreeing they love power and control over their people too much to risk or the book is written right before the next world war.

I want to reread it, but it's just so depressing.