In 1922, the world's superpowers agreed to destroy their own warships to prevent war
In an unprecedented move to maintain global peace, the world's most powerful nations signed the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, agreeing to scrap their most formidable warships to prevent a new arms race.
Signed on February 6, 1922, the Washington Naval Treaty saw the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy voluntarily limit their naval power. Fearing that a massive shipbuilding race would lead to another world war, these superpowers agreed to a specific ratio of warship tonnage and a ten-year 'holiday' on building new capital ships.
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