sergeriver
Cowboy from Hell
+1,928|7181|Argentina
This is hypothetical, so use your imagination and answer the following:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
3-Which would the main causes be?
4-Which forces would be involved?
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?

My opinion:
1-Yes, without doubt.
2-It's about to start, if it didn't start already.
3-Causes could be: ME crisis out of control and resources scarcity.
4-Most of the World.
5-Yes, Russia and China would be one, a coalition of ME Countries would be other (probably closer to the first one) and US, the EU and Allies would be the third.  Those would be the main actors in this war.
6-Hard to say, at least 20 years.  The war in Iraq started in 2003 and that's a small war, so do your maths.
7-Not nukes in the horizon.  Nobody is that dumb.  The winner would probably be Russia and China.  Immediate consequences: Israel doesn't exist anymore as a country (not my wish but is going to happen), EU becomes completely dependant on Russian resources (that is happening now anyway) and the ME coalition takes control of World Oil Market.  The ME is a stable region.  US negotiates with Russia and China in order to maintain its place in the World.  Israel settles in Arizona.

Last edited by sergeriver (2006-12-13 16:33:30)

CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6979
1. Yes.
2. Next Tuesday.
3. The global price of cheese.
4. Palau and the Solomon Islands.
5. Palau would ally with the Solomon Islands and then stab them in the back.
6. 6 hours.
7. The price of cheese stabilises. Palau wins.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2006-12-13 15:49:12)

BigmacK
Back from the Dead.
+628|7174|Chicago.
WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen? Hopefully not.
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen? 2040.
3-Which would the main causes be? Iran declares war on Western Ideals
4-Which forces would be involved? US, EU, and Iran
5-Would alliances exist?  Yes Which ones? The world versus Iran.
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? One week.
7-How would this war end? Iran Surrenders. Who would be the winners? US/EU

Last edited by BigmacK (2006-12-13 15:53:28)

R3v4n
We shall beat to quarters!
+433|6910|Melbourne

sergeriver wrote:

This is hypothetical, so use your imagination and answer the following:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
3-Which would be the main causes?
4-Which forces would be involved?
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?
1.
Yes

2.
Next 20 Years or so

3.
The Middle East, another military power will step in and a war will break out dragging the Middle east into it, and spread from there.

4.
Main USA, UK, AUS, RUS, CHN, JAP, ISR, IRAN
Considering this is a world war, every one.

5.
Yes, i think USA, UK  & AUS would and possibly RUS, CHN & JAP  i also think the middle east would form some for of coalition to fight for there survival.

6.
10 years?

7.
Elimination of ones enemy...
~ Do you not know that in the service … one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?
Parker
isteal
+1,452|6818|The Gem Saloon
WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen? yep its only a matter of time.
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen? cant be sure. i would say soon.
3-Which would be the main causes?religion. well that would be the "reason" everyone will be given.
4-Which forces would be involved?US, russia, china, iran, korea, uk. probably more.
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?yes. us ad uk of course. china, korea, iran. russia is up in the air. they would have to be extremely careful. siberia has very rich deposits of all sorts of minerals. including oil that will make some country very rich. its been documented that china has eyed that for a long time, concerned about their population being to big for the amount of land they have. and of coursre diamonds and oil. so i really dont know what i would do if i were russia.
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? not sure. could be a month, could be a decade. all depends on how the battles are fought.
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners? i think nukes would end it unfortunatly.
dont know about winners. nukes pretty much negate any winning. we all know what will happen if someone launches nukes.........someone else launches nukes, and then everyone will do it.....god help us.
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6829|North Carolina
WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen? Maybe
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen? hard to tell...  anything is possible
3-Which would the main causes be? If it happens soon, it will involve nuclear weapons in the hands of insurgents
4-Which forces would be involved? Assuming the previous condition, I think it will begin with a conflict between Pakistan and India
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones? America and most of Europe siding with India, while most of the Islamic World siding with Pakistan
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? A year or two
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners? The complete and utter destruction of most of the Islamic World, and severe damages to India and Europe.  I think America would be relatively ok, because it would take an ICBM to reach us from any Islamic nation with a nuke, and ICBMs are hard to produce, let alone aim....

Last edited by Turquoise (2006-12-13 15:53:16)

IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|7166|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
1-Do you think it's going to happen? it's already started, it just has to gather momentum
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen? it's already began from the Balkans to Indonesia from the middle east to Africa & Europe & America - it's being waged..
3-Which would the main causes be? Religion
4-Which forces would be involved? most of the worlds
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones? hard to say at the minute
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? I dunno, till it is ended
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners? I think we all lose

Last edited by IG-Calibre (2006-12-13 16:03:17)

Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|7005|SE London

sergeriver wrote:

This is hypothetical, so use your imagination and answer the following:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
3-Which would the main causes be?
4-Which forces would be involved?
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?
1-Yes.
2-2039
3-Poland will invade Germany because of terrorists.
4-Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia will form an Allied Coalition fighting against Poland's nefarious allies in an Axis of evil; Britain, the US, China, Australia and Canada.
5-Yes, see above. Though Russia would betray Germany and attack them joining the Axis of evil.
6-6 years.
7-It would finally end with Japan nuking New York and LA.
OpsChief
Member
+101|7100|Southern California
WWIII:
1-Yes

2-Not so much a time as a set of conditions. Petroleum and water shortages that snowballs into massive lay-offs by companies who can't make payroll, deliveries etc etc. leading to food riots and govt retaliations excessive in 3rd world countries Central/South America, Africa, Asia and so on.

3-The causes are the conditions that determine the timing.

4-WWIII will be the first truly World class WW. All continents will have overt combat actions under way. Nukes will be used but sparingly. Chemical munitions will be used again localized and sparingly. Bio weapons will hit major urban areas of "christian" and secular countries causing massive death.

5-South American States allied with some split-interest US states vs USA, Africa will be bedlam - total chaotic mass murder and it will be the last country to settle at the end of WWIII. EU will have a civil war North and East vs South with UK fighting on the South. Middle East lol N Korea will go off on S.Korea and Japan and get slammed which my actually be the tinderbox to start the fall into WWIII. China will make a grab for weaker neighbors while "nobody is looking" Russia will be in an unstable position and wait to decide who to join but I expect a move South into Iraq may be on their agenda.

6-Main part will last 3 years but the peripheral actions in South America, Africa and East Asia will go on for anoth 2-3 years.

7-About 2 billion people will die. Most of the larger nations will be broken, corporations devastated but are the likely winners. WWIII may be the multinational supercorporations move to get the open trade laws world wide.

or not....
13rin
Member
+977|6903
I see it going down similar to this

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/showdown#start
I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something.  - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.
Commie Killer
Member
+192|6810

sergeriver wrote:

This is hypothetical, so use your imagination and answer the following:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
3-Which would the main causes be?
4-Which forces would be involved?
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?
1. Yes
2. Soon, before 2020.
3. China becomes more expansionist and goes looking for more resources, form a barrier such as Japan tried to in WWII, they go after lands they claim they have the right to.
4. NATO, Mid East, China, Russia, Australia, Israel(so what if its part of the ME), Japan, South Korea, North Korea.
5. North Korea-China-Middle East-Argentina, NATO-Australian-Japan-South Korea-Israel, Russia would be a toss up, would pick the cause they could benefit the most from.
6. Depends, from weeks to months, wont be a clear cut victory, no fighting on home turf probably of the major nuclear powers because of the MAD theory.
7. The NATO-Australia-Japan-South Korea_Israel alliance would come out on top, Russia would probably be the deciding factor if they go full out or not. It could put a drain on the forces. Russia or China would have the oil in Siberia depending on what side Russia chooses and to what extent it fights, the Mid East would end up under Israels control though Israel would probably pull back after blowing the fuck out of everyone in the Mid East, governments for depending on beliefs across the Mid East, China would lose vast portions of its military in the same way that North Vietnam did.I doubt they would be wiped off the map because there would not be the ability for the allies to take over China while they have WMDs, it will probably end up in a government change over there into a shaky Capitalistic system until a revolution takes place and one side comes out on top.

Gonna edit this a little, Africa, Central and South America will get fucked up, Africa will be close to being killed off my AIDS by this time anyways, everyone else will probably be killed off in a massive "ethnic cleansing" except for South Africa which will do fine, South America will be full of terrorist organizations and drug lords who will have struck a deal considering that they are after the same goal, destruction of America and its allies and larger profits. Chances are that after the war in Asian and Easter Europe(if there is one in Eastern Europe, depends on which way the Russians lean) the EU will be forced to go through Africa and clean that up while the US and Canada goes to work in Central and South America and cleans that up. Long Bloody war, probably close to 800,000,000 people will get killed or wounded. Expect a battle of the fittest(which the countries most technologically advanced will win) limited usage of chemical, nuclear and thermonuclear weapons as first strike and defensive options, Mid East will get turned into a glass parking lot after they go all out on us with Biological weapons. If the general idea of Star Wars that was thought up by Reagan is put into effect to the extent that it would have the ability of stopping a full out missle attack then expect many less civilian casualties and a total of about 200-300 million people at the extreme maximum for the numbers killed.

Last edited by Commie Killer (2006-12-13 18:02:19)

ATG
Banned
+5,233|6953|Global Command
WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?  It seems to me, yes
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?  Anyday
3-Which would the main causes be?    Islamo-terrorist bent on destroying Israel and spreading sharia
4-Which forces would be involved? China, Korea, Japan, Saudia Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, U.S.A., Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, India, Venezula, Mexico, So on and so on.
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones? MEC coalition vrs. secular government ( Japan, S. Korea, U.S., Russia ) vrs socialist/communist states in South America. 
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 9-11--20'2
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?  Fire / The worms and birds
Major_Spittle
Banned
+276|7078|United States of America

sergeriver wrote:

This is hypothetical, so use your imagination and answer the following:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
3-Which would the main causes be?
4-Which forces would be involved?
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?
My opinion:
1-Yes, without doubt.
2-It's about to start, if it didn't start already.
3-Ilamic Terrorist Nuking/Bombing/Poisoning a world power again.
4-Most of the World.
5-Yes, they will be very scattered among ideologies and needs for energy resources.  A world depression will cause strange bed partners looking to gain wealth and resources.
6-Hard to say, at least 50 years.  Cry-Ass liberals will not allow devestating strikes against the enemy. At least a generation growing up not knowing what Militant Islam is.
7-Israel will be ground zero for nukes and bio-weapons.  Terrorist will strike the nearest/easiest targets first. India and Europe will have their own 9-11s and America will quickly tighten security when it is struck hard again.  Saudi Arabia's royal family will lose control of the radical sunnis in their country, oil production will be crippled in the Middle East. 
It will end when Islam is cursed the same as Nazism throughout the world.  Farmers will be the winners.  They will provide the food and energy the world needs.

Last edited by Major_Spittle (2006-12-13 18:57:12)

Heavy_Guns_91
I hand out purple hearts like candy
+72|6827|Alberta, Canada
There's an Einstein quote I heard a while ago.
"I do not know with what weapons World War Three will be fought. But World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Einstein pretty much says that WWIII will happen and after it's finished, the human race will be screwed up and start over.
InfectiousShadow
BF2S Resident Bass Player
+45|6855|Washington State, USA
i just hope to god they dont incorperate a draft...
Doctor Strangelove
Real Battlefield Veterinarian.
+1,758|6892
1: yes
2: 2139
3: ice age creating sarcity of land
4/5: europe and asia
6: 6 years
7: Mexicans fix ice age problem and everyone will stop fighting and become friends and live happily ever after
RavyGravy
Son.
+617|6829|NSW, Australia

hey dont forget to put australia in. e have been in every modern war and we intend to keep that streak going
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,072|7195|PNW

sergeriver wrote:

and the ME coalition takes control of World Oil Market.
MEC. That put me off of the entire topic.

And now for a hijack attempt:

https://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0425430138.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V54617472_.jpg

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2006-12-13 23:19:00)

Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|7024|132 and Bush

ATG wrote:

WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?  It seems to me, yes
2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?  Anyday
3-Which would the main causes be?    Islamo-terrorist bent on destroying Israel and spreading sharia
4-Which forces would be involved? China, Korea, Japan, Saudia Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, U.S.A., Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, India, Venezula, Mexico, So on and so on.
5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones? MEC coalition vrs. secular government ( Japan, S. Korea, U.S., Russia ) vrs socialist/communist states in South America. 
6-How long do you imagine this war could take? 9-11--20'2
7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?  Fire / The worms and birds
He hit the nail on the head.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6979
Lads, lads, lads. Ease up on the doom and gloom. We'll be lucky (unlucky) to see what could be classified as a world war any time in the next 30 years. Climate change and scarcity of resources are what will bring on the true world war.
BVC
Member
+325|7119
WWIII:
1-Do you think it's going to happen?
Yes, sooner or later.

2-If so, when do you think it's going to happen?
Not sure...a few years away but not too far away...could happen tomorrow for all I know.

3-Which would the main causes be?
Immediate, whatever is causing the current middle-east strife.  Historical, whatever caused WW1.

4-Which forces would be involved?
Northern Africa, EU, Middle East, USA, UK.  Likely: Australia/NZ, China, Russia, Korea (N&S), Japan.

5-Would alliances exist?  Which ones?
"Most of the whiteys, Japan, South Korea and assorted lackeys" and "Most of the not-whiteys plus maybe Russia"

6-How long do you imagine this war could take?
Longer than 5 years.

7-How would this war end?  Who would be the winners?
Most of the whiteys, Japan, South Korea and assorted lackeys...or whats left of them.
Ess
Banned
+5|7049
In this case ( as with many others ) I can add no more than this from Bob :

Some time ago a crazy dream came to me,
I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three,
I went to the doctor the very next day
To see what kinda words he could say.
He said it was a bad dream.
I wouldn't worry 'bout it none, though,
They were my own dreams and they're only in my head.

I said, "Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain."
He said, "Nurse, get your pad, this boy's insane,"
He grabbed my arm, I said "Ouch!"
As I landed on the psychiatric couch,
He said, "Tell me about it."

Well, the whole thing started at 3 o'clock fast,
It was all over by quarter past.
I was down in the sewer with some little lover
When I peeked out from a manhole cover
Wondering who turned the lights on.

Well, I got up and walked around
And up and down the lonesome town.
I stood a-wondering which way to go,
I lit a cigarette on a parking meter
And walked on down the road.
It was a normal day.

Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell
And I leaned my head and I gave a yell,
"Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man."
A shotgun fired and away I ran.
I don't blame them too much though,
I know I look funny.

Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand
I seen a man, I said, "Howdy friend,
I guess there's just us two."
He screamed a bit and away he flew.
Thought I was a Communist.

Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave,
"Let's go and play Adam and Eve."
I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'
When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or sumpin',
You see what happened last time they started."

Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown
And there was nobody aroun',
I got into the driver's seat
And I drove down 42nd Street
In my Cadillac.
Good car to drive after a war.

Well, I remember seein' some ad,
So I turned on my Conelrad.
But I didn't pay my Con Ed bill,
So the radio didn't work so well.
Turned on my record player
It was Rock-A-Day, Johnny singin',
"Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa,
Our Loves Are Gonna Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah."

I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue,
I needed somebody to talk to.
So I called up the operator of time
Just to hear a voice of some kind.
"When you hear the beep
It will be three o'clock,"
She said that for over an hour
And I hung it up.

Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then,
Sayin, "Hey I've been havin' the same old dreams,
But mine was a little different you see.
I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me.
I didn't see you around."

Well, now time passed and now it seems
Everybody's having them dreams.
Everybody sees themselves walkin' around with no one else.
Half of the people can be part right all of the time,
Some of the people can be all right part of the time.
But all of the people cant be right all of the time.
I think Abraham Lincoln said that.
"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours,"
I said that.

sums it up perfectly

Last edited by Ess (2006-12-14 01:21:44)

Obiwan
Go Cards !!
+196|7118|The Ville
https://www.vesmirweb.net/galerie/Sci-fi/abomb.jpg

bout sums it up right there

Last edited by Obiwan (2006-12-14 01:27:08)

psH
Banned
+217|6807|Sydney
i just read the australian book, When The War Began, and its teh best book of Australian literature ive ever read, i think everybody should read it, its about 7 people who go camping in a remote place, and come back to their town to see it has become invaded by an unknown country, they are invading due to "imabalnces" between their country and australia. However, the country is never actually revealed, i think its somewhere from eastern europe. In the book the US don't declare war on teh invaders, even though the ANZUS treaty or something is in place. But New Zealand declare all-out war on them and deploy airstrikes on them and stuff. The group of people sabotage the invaders, get attacked by jets and helicopters, blow up bridges, etc. etc.

But i think it would either be Iran or North Korea, Kim Jong-Il would be pissed for some reason and launch his dick at teh US. The us would then be like, "hmm seems we're being attacked, well better send some nukes, and then the next minute North Korea doesn't exist, same with Iran.
BVC
Member
+325|7119

Doms wrote:

i just read the australian book, When The War Began, and its teh best book of Australian literature ive ever read, i think everybody should read it, its about 7 people who go camping in a remote place, and come back to their town to see it has become invaded by an unknown country, they are invading due to "imabalnces" between their country and australia. However, the country is never actually revealed, i think its somewhere from eastern europe. In the book the US don't declare war on teh invaders, even though the ANZUS treaty or something is in place. But New Zealand declare all-out war on them and deploy airstrikes on them and stuff. The group of people sabotage the invaders, get attacked by jets and helicopters, blow up bridges, etc. etc.

But i think it would either be Iran or North Korea, Kim Jong-Il would be pissed for some reason and launch his dick at teh US. The us would then be like, "hmm seems we're being attacked, well better send some nukes, and then the next minute North Korea doesn't exist, same with Iran.
Well you guys are family after all   My flatmate told me about that book...I couldn't help but think "Indonesia", but thats probably just the popular paranoia speaking.  Then again, all the ANZAC defense exercises I read about seem to be based around a poor populated country having a go at a sparsely populated, wealth country...actually if WW3 broke out along vaguely religious lines I think that would be a possibility.

Last edited by Pubic (2006-12-14 02:45:42)

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