Where do you think WW3 will start?

[GodofDisaster]

I can't really say where it will start and hopefully it never will.

I'm sorry for sounding like a buzz kill, but War is a terrible, terrible thing and defintely something I never want to experience.

 

[PhoenixRiedel]

A global scale, or between the states and someone else. I'll let someone else pick who.

 

[Bernzz]

The title says it.

Do you think world war 3 will start in Israel? Germany? North Korea? Australia?

It won't happen. The political and cultural landscape of the planet has permanently changed in such a way as to make a third world war impossible. The closest thing we'll ever get is the current "war on terror" which really isn't a world war any more than the "war on drugs" is a world war.

This.

I always thought that a true world war like WWI or WWII wouldn't happen again, but I didn't have enough knowledge to really back up my own opinion, I guess. But you've pretty much said it, right here, so I'm agreeing with you.

 

[Prince Regent]

here in Australia we are getting almost overrun by imagrants and they're trying to change our culture so that's not gonna end well. Somethings gonna give eventually and it won't be pretty when it does. I say the all out world war will start somewhere in the middle east.

Australian culture?
Oh your religious values based upon reverence for the land and your a belief in a "Dreamtime" will all change. Most of those imigrants probably don't even know how to play the didgeridoo.

Good luck in stopping those Imigrants that are "trying to change your culture"

An example is some schools aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas because there is one muslim child at the school. Believe it or not we do have a culture here in Australia and it's being taken away from us.

The point that I was making was not that you don't have culture, but when new people come the culture adapts. Culture changes all the time. The native Australians had a rich culture before australia's violent colonisation by the British AKA the start of "your" culture. So don't be so harsh on Imigrants that are taking their culture with them, it's what you did too.

Also it's not like they're invading so saying that "it isn't going to end well" is somewhat unproportionate.

 

[ratman995]

First two were Germany's fault.....I feel good putting my money on them for a third round.

What are they teaching you kids these days?

WW1 was not Germany's fault. Read a book or something.

Yes I know WW1 wasn't Germany's fault (it was the fault of colonizers having alliances to stop war, leading to when war was started everyone got pulled into it) Its because Germany was blamed in the Treaty of Versailles and they signed the war guilt clause, meaning in international law Germany is blamed for the war.

 

[dj Facchiano]

First two were Germany's fault.....I feel good putting my money on them for a third round.

Gavrilo Princip started the first World War.
France and England started the second World War.

Um...I'm pretty sure Germany started the second World War when they INVADED Poland.

After ww1 Germany tried to form a democracy but it failed because of the massive war reparations imposed by France and England who had forced Germany to claim full responsibility for the first war. German money became literally worthless. Their attempted democracy failed due to economic reasons. 50% of German citizens had no job. Then comes along Adolf Hitler promising jobs and income. Of course the German people elected Hitler, what choice did we leave them? Germany was forced into fascism due to England and France acting like little bitches.

 

[Astoria]

here in Australia we are getting almost overrun by imagrants and they're trying to change our culture so that's not gonna end well. Somethings gonna give eventually and it won't be pretty when it does. I say the all out world war will start somewhere in the middle east.

Australian culture?
Oh your religious values based upon reverence for the land and your a belief in a "Dreamtime" will all change. Most of those imigrants probably don't even know how to play the didgeridoo.

Good luck in stopping those Imigrants that are "trying to change your culture"

An example is some schools aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas because there is one muslim child at the school. Believe it or not we do have a culture here in Australia and it's being taken away from us.

The point that I was making was not that you don't have culture, but when new people come the culture adapts. Culture changes all the time. The native Australians had a rich culture before australia's violent colonisation by the British AKA the start of "your" culture. So don't be so harsh on Imigrants that are taking their culture with them, it's what you did too.

Also it's not like they're invading so saying that "it isn't going to end well" is somewhat unproportionate.

It's not making our culture adapt it's changing it outright to theirs. There are many cases of these sorts of things happening and its getting worse with one group outright saying they want to change Australia into a muslim country. I have no problem with culture adapting but whats currently going on isn't adapting. I'm not saying its an invasion or anything but it is a problem. Not letting children celebrate Christmas in a Cristian country is just wrong to me.

 

[BonsaiK]

The title says it.

Do you think world war 3 will start in Israel? Germany? North Korea? Australia?

It won't happen. The political and cultural landscape of the planet has permanently changed in such a way as to make a third world war impossible. The closest thing we'll ever get is the current "war on terror" which really isn't a world war any more than the "war on drugs" is a world war.

That's a rather naive assessment off the world in my opinion.

While i agree it won't happen now, that doesn't mean its impossible and any student of history knows that is fact it is inevitable.

My professor explained it this way. The world is one big powder keg, all it needs the right fuse and a spark. That fuse will most likely be a fight over the Earths ever lessening resources most likely oil.

Also anyone who knows a bit about history knows that you cannot have 2 world superpowers. The world isnt big enough for 2 and one will fall. China is quickly becoming a superpower

Edit: And to the Original question i'd say the Korean Penisula or the Indian/Pakistan border

If you think oil's going to cause it why are you picking Korea and India/Pakistan as possible starting points? Not much oil in those countries. If you're going to believe in something that is completely wrong at least be consistent.

 

[Jegsimmons]

somewhere in either asia or the mid east...and it will only last a month...depending on if nuclear war wages.

 

[Vandenberg1]

First two were Germany's fault.....I feel good putting my money on them for a third round.

Apperantly you don't know history...

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.

Also in the Treaty of Versailles signed after the war Germany did accept full responsibility for the war.[/quot

Ive been in college for 3 years to be a history teacher. I got same thing back in HS... *cracks knuckles* (now I'm going into Navy to be a Corpmen)

1. The problem with WW1 is that Germany HAD NO CHOICE to go to war, who agreed to be allies to Austria who was now at war with Serbis who was allies with Russia, who was allies with France. Germany also was in a pact with Ottoman Empire who threatened English intrest in the middle East and Africa as well as France. England fearing German ownership of mainland Europe threw in with the French. Ironically England, France, even Russian monarchies were all semi- cousins with the Habsburg family in Austria. With all powers having alliances in Europe ALL the countries were responsible for the war.

2. Nationalism had grown in all powerfull European countries, without a serious war in over 30 years it seemed as if the mind set at the time was that its time for a 'Little glorious war". (ironyyy)

3. Germany HAD no choice, being the defeated as accepting the blame and hefty dollar amount that would lead to the German people being so desperate that they were listiening to not just END OF THE WORLD prophecies that were pooping up around Germany at the time, but a young corpral in a small Socialist party with fiery retoric about superiority.

4. The U.S. purposely got the Liuisitania sunk, sacrificing civilians to get involved in the war. The German Gov. sent the U.S. a flyer to be passed out to all coastal cities to warn them of sailing near England at the time. The Gov. sent it to only a small newspaper in some crap hole town in...Idaho? I dont remember. Even then the U.S. didn't enter the war for 3 more years so don't believe that bogus. HS history always glossies over real facts and coveres the crimes of allied nations. Never trust your book.

 

[BonsaiK]

here in Australia we are getting almost overrun by imagrants and they're trying to change our culture so that's not gonna end well. Somethings gonna give eventually and it won't be pretty when it does. I say the all out world war will start somewhere in the middle east.

Australian culture?
Oh your religious values based upon reverence for the land and your a belief in a "Dreamtime" will all change. Most of those imigrants probably don't even know how to play the didgeridoo.

Good luck in stopping those Imigrants that are "trying to change your culture"

An example is some schools aren't allowed to celebrate Christmas because there is one muslim child at the school. Believe it or not we do have a culture here in Australia and it's being taken away from us.

Yeah, I know. The other day I tried to crank up my didgeridoo at home and some pesky European immigrants complained about the noise and called the cops on me.

 

[Prince Regent]

It's not making our culture adapt it's changing it outright to theirs. There are many cases of these sorts of things happening and its getting worse with one group outright saying they want to change Australia into a muslim country. I have no problem with culture adapting but whats currently going on isn't adapting. I'm not saying its an invasion or anything but it is a problem. Not letting children celebrate Christmas in a Cristian country is just wrong to me.

Again it's not a Christian country it's an Aboriginal one.

Also as this is not in any case WW related. OT: let's hope WWIII never hapens.

 

[liquidsolid]

The 38th Parallel. Either North Korea or South Korea will eventually invade the other country and spark a war. If South Korea invades North Korea, The United States would throw in with South Korea and fight North Korea and China. If North Korea where to invade South Korea, China may turn on North Korea and invade in an attempt to expand into the Korean Peninsula. You would see a war between the South Koreans (aided by the United States) and the Chinese. The South Koreans and The United States both want reunification.

My answer war partially influenced by my History Professor and partially by the game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

 

[Gramzon]

a good while ago i read a paper on wars, and it said that everytime the male population had risen so much above the females that it would be hard for pretty much everyone to even get laid, it would start a war. (exept WW1 and WW2)
I read this a couple of years ago, so don't ask specific details, I don't remember that much of it.

That's why ill say China, with their one child policy and with the looking at females as a burden to the family, and now there are a lot more males than females.
Im sort of looking forward for the fallout.

 

[alik44]

Well that rebellion in libya could be a warning sign so im goona put my money there

 

[Astoria]

It's not making our culture adapt it's changing it outright to theirs. There are many cases of these sorts of things happening and its getting worse with one group outright saying they want to change Australia into a muslim country. I have no problem with culture adapting but whats currently going on isn't adapting. I'm not saying its an invasion or anything but it is a problem. Not letting children celebrate Christmas in a Cristian country is just wrong to me.

Again it's not a Christian country it's an Aboriginal one.

Also as this is not in any case WW related. OT: let's hope WWIII never hapens.

So I'm guessing you believe that America is a indian country and Europe is pagan. You say cultures adapt. Well Australia has adapted into a Cristian country and while this may change in the future that's how it is for now and I believe that imigrants need to respect that. At home they can worship however they please but in public they should accept how things are here. If I went to a muslim country and tried to change their ways they'd have me locked up. Yeah this is off track, but you started it

 

[Purple Shrimp]

Um...I'm pretty sure Germany started the second World War when they INVADED Poland.

They wouldn't have invaded Poland if it wasn't for the ridiculousness of the Treaty of Versailles.
The treaty destroyed the German economy allowing Hitler to rise to power and use the German people's hatred and distrust to setup his Third Reich.

to what degree do you blame france/england/the usa/anyone else who contributed to the treaty of versailles (i think it was just those three though), and to what degree do you blame Germany for starting the second world war? just curious

 

[RandV80]

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.

I don't mean to imply it directly towards you but I find this kind of thinking a little naive. To equate the small scale fighting around the world to almost suggest we're in a globe of violence and a world at war... problem is this sort of fighting has always been going on throughout history. While it's not perfect and the 90's were better, post cold war has probably been the most peaceful era in human civilization history, or at the very least it is per capita. It's pretty much been all guerrilla warfare, either advanced armies fighting under-equipped insurgents or militia's wiping out unwanted residents. Real wars where two trained professional armies go at it with both expecting to win just doesn't really happen anymore.

 

[Romblen]

My guess is wherever there is the most oil at the time, which may or may not be in the middle east.

 

[Devon Dent]

The title says it.

Do you think world war 3 will start in Israel? Germany? North Korea? Australia?

It won't happen. The political and cultural landscape of the planet has permanently changed in such a way as to make a third world war impossible. The closest thing we'll ever get is the current "war on terror" which really isn't a world war any more than the "war on drugs" is a world war.

India and Pakistan almost went to war in 2001/2002. And they still hate each other.

That wouldn't have been a world war, that would have been an India/Pakistan war.

But it would have been a nuclear war. =D

No it wouldn't, for very obvious reasons. Think about the proximity of those two countries and WHY they hate each other.

Still not a world war anyway.

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.

The worst that could happen is that the US backs India and then it'd be just like fighting the Taliban again but from the other direction. Not a world war, not even close.

Well I was more thinking the world just says 'screw this' and everyone picks sides because they can. I never once was thinking of this as a real possibility. I would like to think that we as a collective people have learned what we lose from war is no where what we gain, even on the winning side. The exception being the war on terror which, although not a real 'world war' really affects the world scale.