World War III

World War III is a hypothetical future global conflict that would involve all great powers and potentially use nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction. The risk of a nuclear apocalypse and the potential collapse of civilization or extinction of humanity has become a common theme in speculation and fiction about World War III since the development of nuclear weapons in 1945. Various military conflicts and rising geopolitical tensions, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and tensions between the US and China, have been perceived as potential flashpoints or triggers for a third world war. Military strategists have used war games to prepare for various war scenarios, including Operation Unthinkable, a 1945 British plan to impose the will of the US and British Empire on the Soviet Union, and Operation Dropshot, a 1950s US plan for a nuclear war against the Soviet Union.learn more on wikipedia