First time posting in the War Room. Been lurking for a while. Great discussion here.
One thing that i was curious about however is the talk that World War 3 is inevitable. I have a few questions though on the subject.
1) Isn't' it clear that Nuclear Weapons are essentially what has kept us from another World War since the second one ended in 1945.? The major countries on this planet are aware of the devastation of a nuclear bomb and it seems like thats basically whats kept the United States from going to war with Russia and China. Without nuclear weapons i have no doubt there would have been some sort of major conflict with one of those two countries a long time ago and not just proxy wars.
Sure there is a possibility that a place like North Korea maybe sets off a nuclear bomb, but if they did and it his the US, or the UK, i imagine NK would get wiped off the face of the planet rather swiftly. and i dont see why Russia or China would come to their aid in an event like that especially China, who I imagine would rather just let Kim Jun Un get taken out and focus more on the North Korean refugees that would try to flee.
I think the threat of nuclear weapons is actually a HUGE deterrence for not starting another World War.
2) Russia and China don't have much to gain from another World War.
First of all why would China want to fight the U.S.? The two countries are very interconnected, both economies pretty much rely on each other. The last thing China wants is for North Korea to start something, hell China basically uses North Korea as a dumping ground, as it is basically there only trade partner since no one else will sell anything to the DPRK. No I think they would much prefer being allies with the U.S., and continue to build their economy as well as advance their technology, and trade with the U.S.'s help.
In terms of Russia, people seem to believe that Syria is this major concern for both the Russians, and Americans but to be blunt, its not. Sure there are ideological differences between the Americans and Russians on how its being handled but in my opinion, the war in Syria represents little in the way of major change or development for ANY of the world powers on this planet. Its more about protecting each countries interests than anything else.
The US and Russia dont want to come to blows. Despite the missile strike on Syria, the United States despite all this talk about wanting to remove Assad, has not attacked him directly. Why? Because they don't want to start something with Russia.
On the flip side Russia and Assad have made no attempt at attacking U.S. forces either. Sure they have attacked U.S. backed rebels. But they have to. Its a civil war after all. But when push has come to shove the U.S. and Russia have gone to great lengths not to strike one another in any way shape or form, and i see that as an indication that they really don't want to fight. I'm sure Putin knows that his military would lose to the U.S.'s.
I dunno that's just kinda my two cents on the whole matter.
