World war III

TGM: Orb wrote: Doubt it. Most likely thing along those lines, I think, is that terrorists get hold of nuclear weapons and a (probably US or Israeli, since they'd be targeted) response at maybe-not-quite-the-right-people could provoke China into intervening. Still, I think it'd be relatively contained.

Depends on what the Chinese's stake in it. Are there any terrorist groups right now affliated with China who would have a motivation to threaten with a nuclear strike?

As armament and war are centered on profit, and that particular avenue of income dried up after the fall of the Eastern Block, something has to replace them.

Edited by npjnpj - April 29 2009 at 02:05

I think the melting of the arctic sea ice will be the next big war. This is a big one because not only does it see many countries involved, primarily: Canada, Denmark, Norway. It also showcasses two world super powers: Russia and U.S. No one knows the extent of wealth below the ice. i.e. Gold, diamonds, other minerals but more importantly Oil. As a world shortage looms countries like the U.S. need to ease their dependance on countries such as Saudi Arabia. It will be interesting to watch this one unfold. 

crimson87 wrote: Do you think a new world war will start in the following years?? Me and my classmates in college were having a discussion about this issue with our macroeconomics professor and he said that a war is  "needed" because mankind is suffering from stagnation and after the wars there are several technological innovations , his main concern was the global food supply and land productivity. I agree that mankind will face a global scale war in less than 20 years. What's your opinion about it???

While what he says is true...to say it is NEEDED. That's a pretty hard line opinion. While a lot of good, (ESPECIALLY in the technology sector) came out of WWI and II they were not worth it.
I read a response earlier saying a lot of people are idealistic, and even happy about, WWI until it happened....

War is not the same anymore since WWI. It was never a good thing, but war was always limited...Especially in the post Napolean days. War was a foreign thing...a small scale war fought over seas over colonies. However, that all changed with WWI. While good may come out of it, I would NEVER say a war is needed...especially World War 3.

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

We now have the technology to wipe out the planet...

Blacksword wrote: crimhead wrote: It might start when Israel goes after Iran. I think that's the most likely scenario. If it reaches crisis point with Irans nuclear program, Israel wont wait for a green light from Washington either.