Who is going to be our allies?

Question

or our enemies when wwwIII starts?

Answer 1

Yet another WW-III question. OK, I have to admit of the 100 or so of these your question actual asks a real, valid and reasonable question. Thank you.

By treaty and historical association we can expect Great Britain, the members of NATO (less good old surrender buddy France), South Korea and I imagine Japan and Canada. Why Japan and Canada? We provide the over whelming military protection for both. In particular with Canada we provide all their protection against nuclear attack (starting with the DEW line). We can expect assistance from Israel in the middle-east and probably Turkey. Finally the last major player I can think of would be Russia and the Ukraine. But unless they are in imminent danger, they will stay out of the fray for as long as possible.

Others such as Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, Egypt and Jordan will be "supports" unless involved in combat with Isreal.

Enemies...North Korea, Iran, most Muslim countries, many Asian countries if China goes against us...the wild card. But China and Russia have a long history of warfare and political conflict.

India and Pakistan are up in the air....fill in the blanks with the rest.

If it goes nuclear all bets are off...no one really wins. But we have the most current, accurate and advanced nukes and the a devestating system(s) of delivery...including the only Stealth aircraft know to exist. If it goes nuke...forget about how many people China or India have in their army. If you can't get your troops into combat they are little more than targets for ICBMs. Those countries have no major airlift or sea lift capasity to reach the US or even Europe.

Answer 2

I was about to elaborate until I notice iraq51's assessment. That pretty much saves a lot of typing time for me [refer to iraq51's answers, which are correct by the way, unlike some downright crazy ones I see].

Actually, it really depends on who our adversary is. Technically, our allies, that is NATO, is bounded by treaty to aid another member nation in the event of an attack by a foreign power. The treaty also prohibits attack among member nations itself, in case you are wondering.

The chance of a World War III on a global scale is technically extremely low. Contary to popular beliefs, the PRC (People's Republic of China) is not willing to wage war, due to a significant lack of assets (airborne and maritime). North Korea is also incapable of starting one due to the similar reasons.

The most likely hotspot would generally be in the Middle East. Unless, like iraq51 mentioned, the conflict does not involve Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and maybe Eygpt could be potential allies, but that's really dependent on the situation.
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In a nuclear exchange however, factors like size of the conventional army, number of troops, tanks, aircraft, or ships generally do not matter much. The only factor is how much is a country willing to lose its national population before calling for a ceasefire.

Answer 3

allies will be those that think they will get something out of being our allie. our enimies will be those that think that they will get something out of being our enemy..........american haitian sensation

Answer 4

well I would believe IF it comes to this, the English will be YET again..........dont hold your breath on the French please...........the Italians more than likely.............the Germans hmmmmmmm jury is still out on that one...............China / Japan NOPE..........

I hate to admit it but you are more than likely correct in that it is no longer as case of IF but more a WHEN, it happens.