World War 3? Will it happen?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Trump said in his recent speech, "We are closer to World War 3 than we have ever been before."

So, will it happen? If so, who will be involved?

I personally think that with Trump in office, the current hot conflicts would de-escalate since Trump has spoken out against Israel, Taiwan, South Korea and Ukraine. Without unconditional aid, these guys can deal with their problems on their own and it won't be a world war, just regional conflicts.

[IndigoErth]

This'll end well.

[CyberCubed]

The only remote chance of this happening is if Putin/Russia go out of control, rope North Korea in with them, and all of western Europe has to take Putin/Kim down. Even then it wouldn't be a huge war, but a large chunk of nations like South Korea, Japan and most of the U.S. and Europe would be involved.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

It's a fascinating topic though, regardless of one's political leanings.

I personally think that in the event of a Trump victory, the most likely theater of Ww3 would be India vs Pakistan for the following reasons:

1. Both states possess nuclear weapons
2. Trump's victory will increase the chances of Imran Khan being released, since his removal from power was orchestrated by the Biden administration.
3. Under Imran Khan, Pakistan was much more stable and powerful. His arrest and removal left the country too unstable to wage a war.
4. Both states border China, and a conflict between them would cause China to be involved in some capacity.
5. Both states have the unresolved conflicting pertaining to Jammu Kashmir.

[Andrew NDB]

If the US allows Ukraine into NATO while it's in conflict with Russia, that would automatically be WWIII. Russia would engage with us and whoever else is along for the ride, namely Iran and North Korea. But it would largely be a war of missiles and -- jesus -- hypersonic nukes. Probably not a good time to be living next to any military bases.

[CyberCubed]

There's probably some irony that Star Trek predicted World War 3 would happen around 2025-2026.

[Stu_Padasso]

Beats me. All I know is that this Election Day I will be requesting the evening off work so I can place my vote as early as possible, head home, turn on the news, hide in my basement and cry myself to sleep like a little bitch to sleep while cradling an AR15 to my chest while pissing myself.

*sniff* “Oh, God. My crazy aunt was right. These are the End Times!”

Hopefully, I will eventually sober up and establish my own little suburban fiefdom.

[Coola Yagami]

I work at home. I have zero interest in voting, and if so it'll probably be for the third party cause **** these two choices. Depends on my mood that day, i suppose. My bro is gonna request off work if possible, vote and go home.

[Iroh]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I work at home. I have zero interest in voting, and if so it'll probably be for the third party cause **** these two choices. Depends on my mood that day, i suppose. My bro is gonna request off work if possible, vote and go home.

I work at home also. I'm like you. I don't vote either. I never will. I was able to be informed about the government scam at an early age about voting. So, I was never inclined in doing so. I think WW3 is just going to remain a rumor. Even though tensions are high amongst nations, America is still needed to fuel warring countries with our tax dollars. Plus, our resources in weaponry is still something to fear in this day and age. China may have more people than us regarding their milliary. Their weaponry is laughable and outdated. Recently, China launched a missile by "accident". That thing looked like it was made by Fisher Price. ROFL! Upon being launched, the cigarette missile exploded seconds after leaving the launch pad. You can see the video on YouTube. It was hilarious. The only nation that has dirt on America is Russia. That's the reason why Korea and China was so quick to join forces with Russia. When Trump was in presidency, he gave secrets to Putin and committed treason. According to law, Trump was supposed to be put to death for committing such an act. Trump and Putin were labeled as the "kissing cousins" of government back then. I remember a graffiti artist painted a mural on a wall in Russia of both Putin and Trump kissing in full embrace. The wall was quickly torn down and the artist was probably put to death by Putin. Why do you think Russia is so bold to drive their submarines to our shores and set up shop there all willy nilly? Not much coverage about that going on in the news right now. Can't wait to see the replies from the right earred band aid wearing Cheeto worshipers from the forum on this one. Hahaha! The majority of American people are so gullible.

[neatoman]

World War 3 is a nightmare scenario and I hope it never happens. If we're talking soon, then the answer is that we are at a delicate point but I prefer to think cooler heads will prevail.

[Coola Yagami]

I'm pretty sure the major hold off on WW III is the fact that with all the nukes everyone has, there will be no winners. We're just gonna end up wiping each other off the map. Even Kim and Putin know that if they start it, it means the death of them, his family and anyone they ever cared about.

[Iroh]

Yup. North Korea is an itty bitty place compared to the entire US. Dropping one nuke on them and that entire country would be kamehameha'd like Cell was.