Did the USSR need to starve Ukrainians to maintain these minor military actions?  No.  Did China need all of the additional steel that Mao unilaterally decided would be sought from household iron?  No.  

It's fair to say that the people of England were at relative peace during the time of the Irish troubles, even if Irish terrorism sometimes entered their lives.  The same can be said of these nations.  I very intentionally used the word relative.