Well it wouldn't be a world war straight away. But if it went on long enough, and shit got real, other countries could be asked for aid from either side.BonsaiK said:
Where do you think WW3 will start?
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Isn't a large part of the world already at war?
America and Allies busy running troops and drones up and down some third world counties.
UN bombing Libya.
Several Arab countries facing massive uprisings.
The 2 Koreas enjoying some skirmishes and threats.
Sudan getting ready to divide itself and start a war between North and South.
Somalia, facing massive internal turmoil and sending more ppl fleeing to the seas for piracy.
Israel and Palestine - the never-ending war.
The inevitable strike of Israel/America on Iran still looming ahead.
Several other egs. Heck, even the Canadians had a riot.
It may not be a World War, but it is a World at war.
America and Allies busy running troops and drones up and down some third world counties.
UN bombing Libya.
Several Arab countries facing massive uprisings.
The 2 Koreas enjoying some skirmishes and threats.
Sudan getting ready to divide itself and start a war between North and South.
Somalia, facing massive internal turmoil and sending more ppl fleeing to the seas for piracy.
Israel and Palestine - the never-ending war.
The inevitable strike of Israel/America on Iran still looming ahead.
Several other egs. Heck, even the Canadians had a riot.
It may not be a World War, but it is a World at war.
I'm not sure we've ever left the Cold War era. Sure the Soviet Union has been disbanded, but many conflicts that began in that time-period are still continuing on today. Off the top of my head, we've got:
- Increasing tensions between Iran and the Western powers.
- North and South Korea caught in a persisting border conflict.
- India and Pakistan caught in a nuclear arms race with each other.
- Several revolutions in the Middle-East including Egypt, Libya, and Syria.
- Rampant piracy in Somalia and other nations along the East African coast.
- The Pro-Han government in China suppressing and outright shunning other ethnic Chinese groups.
- The United States being dragged into a border war with Mexican cartels.
- Al Qaeda and the Taliban still at large.
But if I had to guess where the next big war will take us, it would probably be Iran or Pakistan. Even then, a fight with those nations would result in an armed occupation like the Iraq War instead of a heavy-casualty World War.
- Increasing tensions between Iran and the Western powers.
- North and South Korea caught in a persisting border conflict.
- India and Pakistan caught in a nuclear arms race with each other.
- Several revolutions in the Middle-East including Egypt, Libya, and Syria.
- Rampant piracy in Somalia and other nations along the East African coast.
- The Pro-Han government in China suppressing and outright shunning other ethnic Chinese groups.
- The United States being dragged into a border war with Mexican cartels.
- Al Qaeda and the Taliban still at large.
But if I had to guess where the next big war will take us, it would probably be Iran or Pakistan. Even then, a fight with those nations would result in an armed occupation like the Iraq War instead of a heavy-casualty World War.
Mutually assured destruction didn't prevent the first world war, it won't prevent the next. "The savage nature of men, will lead to it's own destruction" I believe thats from watchmen, but I'm not sure. Its likely true though.GodofCider said:
CURSES!bootz said:
[sub][sub]Call off the attack guys, they know.[/sub][/sub]
OT: Probably an American civil war.
*points to the red faction series* while you fight aliens in the newest game its humans v humans in the othersFeralcentaur said:
im guessing that it wont we no longer fight massive imperial wars like we did in the mid 20th century its all small quick wars followed by occupation and counterinsergiency(spelling. these wars over resourses will be kept contaied so that the individual mission creeps dont get out of hand and combine ond or take over.the goal is to stay at war with out fully or even partially mobilising your civilian population as here in canada. the other reason is nukes cant have wourld war with nukes. total war as we know it died in the fifties. we now are jsut stuck with wars of influence as the us is still playing for third world resources aganst not ideological opponents but economic opponents.
hard to say with revolutions and large scale protesting happening just about everywere. Things have been fairly hectic this year.
The military action in the last 10 years has been absolutely nothing compared to either of the world wars, the differences in scale and the numbers of countries participating make the idea that we're currently in a world war kind of ridiculous.Kakulukia said:
World War 1 - 16 milion dead, in 4 years, involved every major power in the world.
World War 2 - 60 million dead, in 6 years, involved every major power in the world.
War on Terror - 1-2 million dead, in 10 years, does not involve every major power in the world.
No I passed Advanced Placement History in High School, while the murder of Franz Ferdinad in Austria was without a doubt the cause of WW1. Germany though gave a blank check to Austria because they wished to build a railroad through Bosnia (maybe Belgium can't remember) to the black sea doing this really made them the mastermind of the war behind the scenes.Vandenberg1 said:
Also in the Treaty of Versailles signed after the war Germany did accept full responsibility for the war.
That's the beauty of World War 5,it's so intense,it skips over the other two.TheDarkEricDraven said:
XD