World War III

[Reptillian]

What do you all think? Is world war III coming soon? Is it inevitable?

 

[Revoltingest]

Of course it's inevitable, given how long the future is.
But will it be soon? I don't know, but I'm concerned about US + Israel vs Iran + <??????>

 

[Reptillian]

Of course it's inevitable, given how long the future is.
But will it be soon? I don't know, but I'm concerned about US + Israel vs Iran + <??????>

I try to be optimistic, so I voted No. Unfortunately, I agree that it is inevitable that we'll either blast ourselves back to the stone age, or cause our extinction. Idealistically I'm an optimist, but pragmatically I'm a misanthrope.

 

[Revoltingest]

I try to be optimistic, so I voted No. Unfortunately, I agree that it is inevitable that we'll either blast ourselves back to the stone age, or cause our extinction. Idealistically I'm an optimist, but pragmatically I'm a misanthrope.

I can't remember if I voted "NO" or IDK. Bad brain!

 

[Reptillian]

I can't remember if I voted "NO" or IDK. Bad brain!

Either way, they're pretty much the same answer.

 

[MissAlice]

It seems no matter how much the cost and the lives, people are always aching for a war. If there is a world war, I predict it will be much more destructive than we imagined. It's something I hope doesn't take place. But hope won't do much as bad apples will always ache for a fight, a fight that leaves little impact but a loss of lives. With the way our weapons are, there's no telling how many more lives and habitat will be lost than in the previous world wars.

 

[Quintessence]

Humanity's failure to sufficiently address overpopulation and mismanagement of natural resources virtually ensures war and unrest will break out when the proverbial $#@% hits the fan. It already has in some places. War, conflict, and unrest are essential components of humanity.

 

[dust1n]

If there is a WWIII, I doubt nukes will be dropped. Guns, bombs, planes, and tanks seem to be far more profitable.

 

[Falvlun]

If there is a WWIII, I doubt nukes will be dropped. Guns, bombs, planes, and tanks seem to be far more profitable.

It depends who has the nukes. Crazy people can't be trusted to be rational. :no:

 

[Revoltingest]

It depends who has the nukes. Crazy people can't be trusted to be rational. :no:

We can't even trust the rational ones.

 

[Revoltingest]

If there is a WWIII, I doubt nukes will be dropped. Guns, bombs, planes, and tanks seem to be far more profitable.

As a last resort, nukes become more attractive.
Profit is irrelevant.

 

[Falvlun]

We can't even trust the rational ones.

Too true. I mean, it was considered 'rational' to drop the bombs on Japan, and is still defended as such.

 

[Awoon]

Kruschev told Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis. If we use nuclear weapons God will never forgive us.

 

[Falvlun]

As for the OP, yes, I think the world will see a major conflict in the next 50 years. Don't know if nukes will be involved or not though. I see the middle east as likely being the conflagration point, but the declining power of the US and the power vacuum that that leaves, being a major contributing force.

 

[Father Heathen]

There has never been an absence of war at any time.

List of ongoing military conflicts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Father Heathen]

Heh, I'm looking at a list of active rebel roups on wikipedia, and most are categorized as "Islamist", "Marxist", "Nationalist", "Anarchist", etc. but one group stood out, categorized as "radical wine producers".

Comité Régional d'Action Viticole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[dust1n]

It depends who has the nukes. Crazy people can't be trusted to be rational. :no:

Anyone who has the power to launch a nuke isn't going to give up their power to launch a nuke.

 

[dust1n]

As a last resort, nukes become more attractive.
Profit is irrelevant.

Who is anyone with a nuke going to come to a last resort with?

 

[Revoltingest]

Who is anyone with a nuke going to come to a last resort with?

Let's say Iran & Israel go to war.
Let's say Iran does better than expected.
I can see Israel nuking them.

 

[dust1n]

Let's say Iran & Israel go to war.
Let's say Iran does better than expected.
I can see Israel nuking them.

Maybe... I can see Israel not existing hours later...

EDIT: I wouldn't think America would retaliate against anyone who tossed out their nukes. We certainly aren't going to risk anything like that... then again, we got two oceans to block us indefinitely.