Top 10 Most Likely Ways World War III Could Start
It's not exactly cheery conversation, but you've probably thought about it at some point. The third world war. Not a movie title. Not a conspiracy rant. Just a grim possibility that hangs in the background of global politics like a gas leak waiting for a spark.
You're surrounded by trigger points. Clashing superpowers with itchy trigger fingers, fringe groups with apocalyptic ambitions, and leaders who treat nuclear threats like poker bluffs. It's not always a grand invasion or dramatic countdown sequence. Sometimes it's a drone that strays too far. A botched assassination. A cyberattack no one can trace. The kind of stuff that starts in the shadows and snowballs before anyone can say, "Wait, is this actually happening?"
This list is a way to measure which fuses you think are closest to burning down. Some are slow burns, others could go up in seconds. Vote for the ones you think have the highest chance of kicking off a global catastrophe. Add your own theories if the current entries don't cover all the nightmares.
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ISIS Meltdown
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Terrorist Attack
The One World Trade Center will most likely be the first to get hit.
Many government officials are actually prepared to go to war with terrorist societies.
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Disease Outbreak
Kind of like the Ebola virus, or some other kind of super flu. If you have ever watched the movie "The Stand", then that's where I'm coming from. This could happen, and it did happen.
It will just take time for the government to release Black Poxs, and then we'll all be doomed.
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Religious Slaughters
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Country Attempts to Gain More Land
It has already begun with the annexation of Crimea in May 2014. There are crossfires every day on the border, resulting in about 30 deaths a day. The Russian forces are taking one town a day. Putin's technique of slow invasion works perfectly.
When the Russian forces reach Kiev, the UN will send its forces, resulting in a big war. This may happen this year.
It has already begun with the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in May 2014. There are crossfires on the border daily. Russians are seizing a town daily, and Putin's method of slow invasion works perfectly. The invasion of the whole of Ukraine will shake the United Nations and start a great war.
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Rebellion
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Sociopathic Tyrant
This would most likely start by Trump forcing Mexico to pay for a wall or by Trump making personally insulting remarks about another country's leader.
Aka Hillary Clinton. Trump is far from a tyrant, and he isn't corrupt enough to even try to become one.
I feel like he might actually try to start a war. No one knows what he will do.
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Multiple Genocides
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Economy Crashes
It was the Great Depression that gave the Nazis the chance to control Germany.
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Aggressive Rhetoric
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Late Stage Capitalism
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Cyber Warfare
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Dissolution of a Major World Power
Some states are already capable of supporting themselves, economically or otherwise. This would more likely cause a CIVIL war than a WORLD one, though.
The US is a stabilizing force and a breadbasket to the world as well. With no US food, the US would self-destruct, and Europe would start behaving badly.
This could lead to another Imperialism age, and then a fight over land, which changes into pointless wars.
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Country Nukes Themselves
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Terrorist Groups Unite
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NATO Provokes Russia
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Conflicts in the Middle East
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ISIS Assumes Control Over All Muslim States in Central Asia
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Nuclear Attack
If Trump bombs Toronto and Vancouver, Canadians will start doing many protests. Then Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump will get into many fights.
Quite possible in countries like Pakistan, where the government is a puppet at the hands of the army.
The crazy fat guy keeps threatening about it. Who knows, someday he might actually do it?
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Race War
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Unusually Dangerous Natural Disasters
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The United Nations Has a Meltdown
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Tensions in South China Sea
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Famine or Drought
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Oil Shortage
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Country Attempts to Gain More Resources