How do you think World War III will pan out?

[k-ossuburb]

It was Earth all along.

"You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, Damn you! Damn you all to Hell!"

 

[Octorok]

I personally think that the war in iraq will escalate and some other countries will join in, cause of the whole oil shortage problem, other countries will want in eventually, Russia wont join though, they're good for oil.

How can the war in Iraq escalate? The only troops there now are US troops, and combat operations have ceased.

On August 19, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that all U.S.combat operations will end on August 31st. 50,000 troops will stay in an advise and assist role. The full withdrawal is given as scheduled for December, 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-invasion_Iraq,_2003%E2%80%93present#American_withdrawal

OT : Really, the modern world isn't really able to start a "proper" World War 3. As in, countries in a state of total war.

Really, if it happens, it'll be some insane dictator, quite possibly with nuclear/other future power weapons. But the idea of the whole world being caught up in a conventional conflict on a modern scale equal to that of the last two wars is impossible at the moment.

The USA spends over $600 billion a year on the armed forces. That is so far outstripping every other nation, that nobody could afford a war with the US, especially as a war with the US means a war with most of NATO, and the other post-WW2 Allies, and not even China could afford a war so devastating as one with the US, UK , France, Russia, Germany, Japan etc.

 

[THEfog101]

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True True, very valid point. However lasers are only effective at a certain distance, nearly assured to be close enough to cause radioactive fallout pollution on a landmass, all it takes is this to fall on a town on the coast and now you have a whole population with Gamma exposure diseases and Beta burns. look at Chernobyl, 24 years on and still the animal populations in the area are heavily diseased and low on numbers (Still nothing compared to 2-3 years after the disaster itself). And its more than likely that in the process of defending their own country they are also going to be on the offensive and attack back, then allies are going to get involved on both side.

The allies are going to utilize their nuclear capabilities and launch attacks as well. You can only defend against so many attacks at once before you are overwhelmed. And then your allies are going to continue firing against the hostiles until they are wiped out or have taken a enemy out, in the case they do take a enemy out then another will follow and destroy them and so on until there is nobody left and then BAMM! You have Metro or Fallout, where the surface is so highly irradiated that it cannot be immediately re-inhabited. So we will recover, we always have....... its in our nature.

The lasers actually are effective to serveral miles out and are even more effective in space (nullifying ICBMs). Also, they do not cause the warhead to expload or impload. In fact, they don't even target the warhead; they target the detonator. Without the detonator, the missle can not cause a nuclear chain reaction. If the missle still poses enough of a threat without the detonator, then they simply fry the engine with the laser.

Aside from the warhead being pascified, I highly doubt every nuclear missle out there isn't shielded with lead to prevent radiation leaks during containment. If they were all just sitting there in their launch tubes unprotected, then I think we would already be seeing these land and water contaminations popping up. You have to remember, we have the smartest people in the nation (not an exageration) creating these policies and tactics. Not to mention, a lot of the policies are governed, enforced, and developed internationally by people that may be even smarter than the people we host in our nation.

At this stage in technology, we do not have the luxury to overlook these issues. If we did, it could ensure the destruction of our entire race, and we are well aware of that.

Yeah I was having a look at the laser specifications and noticed that they had that capability. However as I have said there only so many laser available and I have the feeling that there are more nuukes. Yes it is true that the large superpowers have high powered officials that control and govern these sort Of issues, however they will prove their mettle when the time comes I guess, until then.

 

[The Stonker]

What people don't realize is that most countries have something called missile defense system.
It's a very complex system used to intercept all and any missiles comming our way *thumbs up*.
So if some country would try to send a nuclear bomb towards America then that rocket would be intercepted and something would be done for the matter.

Btw.What kind of sick twisted fantasy is this? If I was a evil leader and I wanted power then I would just gather enough money and buy everyone out of the world and declare my self dictator.

Today's wars are faught with business and money.
Not guns and missiles.
Btw. What do you think the USA uses that military budget for? Scratching their nose and listening to Elvis Presley songs? NO.
But they don't need such a huge budget.

 

[Aesir23]

Two words...

Canada SNAPS!

Aren't 90% of Canadians already massed within 100 miles of the US border, poised to invade?

Pretty much. This is all for when we finally get tired of people underestimating us. Feel the wrath of our Air Division! (Piloted by Polar Bears)

OP: As with the last two world wars, a lot of countries will go in and fight the war for the entire duration while the US will come in at some point during the last few years. Then, at some point in the future there will be a ton of games based on the war that will paint the US as the heroes that carried the war.

You know it's true. Happened one and a half times already. (World War 1 doesn't have video games, sadly. I would love to play through the Battle of Vimy Ridge.)

 

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[BathorysGraveland2]

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Probably the single greatest thread necromancy I have ever, ever beheld.

 

[Nouw]

Jesus Christ it's been almost 3 years. This was for an assessment I did when I was 12, 12! It's interesting to see how much I've changed.

Thanks random stranger!