The World War III thread

[President Shrub]

Not to sound like a fearmongering lunatic, but looking at contemporary world events, it seems that things are getting hotter and hotter. The United States/NATO are in their 5th and 7th years in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively. Israel and Palestine are still real angry. Pakistan is fluctuating between failed state and hopeful-democracy. The Balkans have suddenly become a bit more volatile despite two decades of peacekeeping. Nukes in Iran? Friction between east and west. And Canada's like "what's going on eh?" Surely such things have always been like this throughout the history of mankind, and maybe diplomacy will win the day in the end..

The question is, do you think that with regards to current world events/politics, that a third world war could ever happen in our lifetime?

[Ginger Lord]

Probably will happen but sure as hell wont be like the last two.

To be honest most of the recent activity around the world is nothing new and has been bubbling over since WW2.

[xerent]

Let's quote Einstein again:

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

To me, it seems that the single most important contributing factor on the roadmap towards global thermonuclear war is the upcoming fossile fuel shortage. Demand is steadily increasing and production is closing it's peak...

[Cheeto]

Since the nature of warfare has changed so much since the 1950's (despite what the US especially likes to think), I think WW3 will be more of a globally simmering conflict as opposed to an all out brawl. More of a huge array of small battles between various insurgents, special forces, terrorist groups, jack thompson, peta, etc. It might even be something REALLY different and be a totally economic war between the east and west.

[xerent]

Indeed. I fear that in 200 years from now, our peoples will all be speaking chinese...

[Rob]

Since the nature of warfare has changed so much since the 1950's (despite what the US especially likes to think), I think WW3 will be more of a globally simmering conflict as opposed to an all out brawl. More of a huge array of small battles between various insurgents, special forces, terrorist groups, jack thompson, peta, etc.

Like, say, what's going on right now?

[Cheeto]

Since the nature of warfare has changed so much since the 1950's (despite what the US especially likes to think), I think WW3 will be more of a globally simmering conflict as opposed to an all out brawl. More of a huge array of small battles between various insurgents, special forces, terrorist groups, jack thompson, peta, etc.

Like, say, what's going on right now?

Exactly, only more violent. I'd hardly call what we're in now as a World War, but it is a global conflict, and this is a much more global world than ever before. Back then war on a global scale was a novelty, now it's a convention. So much of our mindsets and fears are rooted in dead and gone practices. Is the world as we know it going to end? Oh hell yes. But it's not going to be the last world we have, it's going to change and transform.

[Penguin]

Some people argue that the Cold War was WW3. Others think that the French and Indian War was the first World War.

[HS the Wasp]

Al I know is that it better give us enough decent material for Day of Defeat 2.

[Dr. Crawford]

and hopefully the people that make day of defeat 2 have nothing to do with the people that made DoD:S