Current Affairs World War 3

[john jako]

Is a danger of mates an actual proper descriptive term like a murder of crows or a parliament of owls?

I don’t have mates. Just a group of fridge enthusiasts. The fridge firm we like to be known as.

 

[Yarrgh]

Why can't we leave it alone.
It's got nothing to do with us.
Why do we support the Israelis in this spat.

We have always been at war the Middleeastasia.

 

[NeilMorepies]

Remember, in the event of World War III, the UK is far from defenceless. We have three financial experts who could cripple any economy in under 20 minutes.

 

[Yarrgh]

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Remember, in the event of World War III, the UK is far from defenceless. We have three financial experts who could cripple any economy in under 20 minutes.

3 PMs of the Apocalypse.

 

[Jokerdan]

WWIII has already started. The various proxy conflicts in the World - primarily Ukraine and the Middle East - are simply the pre-dinner Aperitifs with the main course to follow.

Seems various European governments are already setting out their stalls by mooting the need for general conscription and/or introducing forms of National Service in preparation for a much larger conflict.

Russia are something of a busted flush militarily with 'only' a nuclear arsenal to fall back on but whilst I would not put it past Putin going down such a route given his little man mentality by doing so it achieves nothing other than mutually assured destruction.

I believe the bigger threat is China who are quietly sitting on the sidelines pulling the strings, prompting these conflicts insidiously by supplying weapons/ammunition - much of it surplus and 'past sell by date' - to whoever they consider matches or aids their ambition to become the World's greatest super power. And it really costs them very little to do so whilst, in the meantime, the West are having to find £/$billions in simply trying to maintain the status quo.

 

[Blue 1]

The clock is now approaching midnight.

 

[Blue 1]

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Remember, in the event of World War III, the UK is far from defenceless. We have three financial experts who could cripple any economy in under 20 minutes.

L-R: Pestilence, War, Famine...

 

[Xizor]

Russia are something of a busted flush militarily with 'only' a nuclear arsenal to fall back on but whilst I would not put it past Putin going down such a route given his little man mentality by doing so it achieves nothing other than mutually assured destruction.

I'm going to finish binging Fallout tonight. Would be amazing ambience if Vlad could conjure up some strikes to land on the horizon just as the credits roll.

 

[Yarrgh]

WWIII has already started. The various proxy conflicts in the World - primarily Ukraine and the Middle East - are simply the pre-dinner Aperitifs with the main course to follow.

Seems various European governments are already setting out their stalls by mooting the need for general conscription and/or introducing forms of National Service in preparation for a much larger conflict.

Russia are something of a busted flush militarily with 'only' a nuclear arsenal to fall back on but whilst I would not put it past Putin going down such a route given his little man mentality by doing so it achieves nothing other than mutually assured destruction.

I believe the bigger threat is China who are quietly sitting on the sidelines pulling the strings, prompting these conflicts insidiously by supplying weapons/ammunition - much of it surplus and 'past sell by date' - to whoever they consider matches or aids their ambition to become the World's greatest super power. And it really costs them very little to do so whilst, in the meantime, the West are having to find £/$billions in simply trying to maintain the status quo.

China vs USA. Both got their major proxies doing their dirty work.

Who will win... or will we all just be losers? Stay tuned in.

 

[tsubaki]

WWIII has already started. The various proxy conflicts in the World - primarily Ukraine and the Middle East - are simply the pre-dinner Aperitifs with the main course to follow.

Seems various European governments are already setting out their stalls by mooting the need for general conscription and/or introducing forms of National Service in preparation for a much larger conflict.

Russia are something of a busted flush militarily with 'only' a nuclear arsenal to fall back on but whilst I would not put it past Putin going down such a route given his little man mentality by doing so it achieves nothing other than mutually assured destruction.

I believe the bigger threat is China who are quietly sitting on the sidelines pulling the strings, prompting these conflicts insidiously by supplying weapons/ammunition - much of it surplus and 'past sell by date' - to whoever they consider matches or aids their ambition to become the World's greatest super power. And it really costs them very little to do so whilst, in the meantime, the West are having to find £/$billions in simply trying to maintain the status quo.

TBF one could argue that it started with the invasion of Iraq.

 

[NeilMorepies]

As always.

 

[Tipp blue]

WWIII has already started. The various proxy conflicts in the World - primarily Ukraine and the Middle East - are simply the pre-dinner Aperitifs with the main course to follow.

Seems various European governments are already setting out their stalls by mooting the need for general conscription and/or introducing forms of National Service in preparation for a much larger conflict.

Russia are something of a busted flush militarily with 'only' a nuclear arsenal to fall back on but whilst I would not put it past Putin going down such a route given his little man mentality by doing so it achieves nothing other than mutually assured destruction.

I believe the bigger threat is China who are quietly sitting on the sidelines pulling the strings, prompting these conflicts insidiously by supplying weapons/ammunition - much of it surplus and 'past sell by date' - to whoever they consider matches or aids their ambition to become the World's greatest super power. And it really costs them very little to do so whilst, in the meantime, the West are having to find £/$billions in simply trying to maintain the status quo.

No they are not... China would fold like a bad umbrella under sanctions.. Oil and Gas kept russia going, China do not have that to rely on, China's entire economy is based on making stuff for the west, China starting a massive world war would be the greastest biting of the hand that feeds you in history and they know this. The only reason they are sitcking with Russia now is that they are getting knocked down gas and oil so they can keep their economy in full swing making cheap tat for us.

 

[Yarrgh]

No they are not... China would fold like a bad umbrella under sanctions.. Oil and Gas kept russia going, China do not have that to rely on, China's entire economy is based on making stuff for the west, China starting a massive world war would be the greastest biting of the hand that feeds you in history and they know this. The only reason they are sitcking with Russia now is that they are getting knocked down gas and oil so they can keep their economy in full swing making cheap tat for us.

I hope we don't have to find out.

If China was sanctioned by the west, the resulting economic avalanches would potentially be catastrophic outside of China as well. Just like we needed to not be reliant on Russian fuel and raw materials to minimise their threat, we need to remove our reliance of China before we don't hurt ourselves before the need for sanctions arise. We didn't with Russia and we won't with China.

 

[Drico]

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The only squad photo that allows Everton's to look competent...

 

[Sinski]

I hope we don't have to find out.

If China was sanctioned by the west, the resulting economic avalanches would potentially be catastrophic outside of China as well. Just like we needed to not be reliant on Russian fuel and raw materials to minimise their threat, we need to remove our reliance of China before we don't hurt ourselves before the need for sanctions arise. We didn't with Russia and we won't with China.

China are also trying to stop themselves relying on the west. They are starting to go to Africa to build their own mines so they don't have to buy off western countries.