2007-08-21 01:09:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
yes. & not 2 far off
2007-08-21 01:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be 28 minutes from now or 280 years from now. When the superpowers square off against each other in two camps, then come back and we'll talk WORLD WAR.
Until then, just think regional conflicts, wars between rump states, proxy wars and brinksmanship. If you recall the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a coalition of Arab States (Egypt, Syria and Jordan) were soundly defeated by the Israelis. That was a worse situation than the current conflict and it didn't raise a blip on the world war radar (not that it didn't have the potential to spark a global war).
The next World War will involve a nuclear exchange, how could it not. In the first 30 minutes, nearly a billion people will have been vaporised, mostly in the US, Russia, Europe, China and Japan. Another 1.5 billion will die shortly thereafter from radiation poisoning. The northern hemisphere will be plunged into prolonged agony and barbarity.
Eventually the nuclear winter will spread to the southern hemisphere and all plant life will die. You ask when is the apacolypse, you are asking when will we commit global suicide. My answer is it won't happen soon because the larger superpowers are more rational than the rump states in the middle east.
Our biggest risk is an accidental launch of nukes by one of the nuclear powers.
2007-08-21 05:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There almost certainly will be (some people call the cold war WWIII, I'm assuming you mean a hot world war) As we live in a globalised age, if there is a major conflict then every country has to choose a side - if you can travel across the world in a matter of hours then you have to pick your side, and can't claim it doesn't affect you because they're too far away. When is the question.
2007-08-21 02:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mordent 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think we are in one, just a different type of war fare, The very
super rich against the poorer, world wide. Big Brother vs Peon. What I do wonder about is an all out Revolt right here in U.S.A. The motto: "United we stand divided we fall." is
a true fact of life in general and nation. Stress and anger, So many issues not agreed upon, Plus goverment corruption & all else. The bigger they are the harder they fall, What goes up must come down. History repeats it self. So it is send.
2007-08-21 01:31:19 · answer #4 · answered by jenny 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think there WAS a WW III. We just called it the Cold War. It had potential flash points like Korea, Viet Nam, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The west won WW III.
Currently, we are involved in the early stages of WW IV, It started in the Balkans in the mid- 1990's. So far, in WW IV the west has badly mishandled this war. I believe at present,we are losing this war because our leaders, Clinton, Bush, and Blair have not been willing to hand us the straight truth about this war. Both are guilty of fighting the war using politics, not military stratigy.
2007-08-21 01:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by Paul K 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In the 21st century?
Don't think so.
Just "War of the world"
With the Aliens had landed in their space-ships.
With Trojan Horse all around..
While the MIB were still searching for them out there.
Ever wonder how living human kind and SETI got themselves kick on the butts by artificial intelligence of Mr. Big Brother without being aware of the mess out there?
2007-08-21 03:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tend to think that it has already started with the war in Iraq, I hope that I am wrong and that the troops are pulled out soon and then maybe we will have a president who is worried about the USA and all who live here instead of trying to rebuild Iraq and spending billions and billions of dollars there. Somebody needs to figure out how to fix the problems here first and then worry about fixing other countries governments/ problems instead or war.
2007-08-21 01:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by Jenny22 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
WWIII is not necessary.But with America out there creating lots of instabilities, I wouldn't be shocked if we do have one. But looks like Bush's sting has lost its vernom so we can all pop the champagne bottles while we can!
2007-08-21 01:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by mq2 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No; in basic terms an excellent pastime of fowl. weapons and protection systems are too progressed for yet another undesirable international war. there will be extra outbreaks of anger in strategically chosen places inspite of the undeniable fact that.
2016-10-02 23:58:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that we are in one now, the war in iraq.
2007-08-21 01:19:01 · answer #10 · answered by amanda83186 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋