Do you think that there will ever be a nuclear war in the near future?
109335
Yes. It's just a matter of where, and when.\n\nIf I had to put money on it, I'd wager on either India and Pakistan going at it, or North Korea starting something.
608439
How could it not be a nuclear war.  A "world" war assumes that differences cannot be settled by political means.  If the object is victory, then can you assume that every means possible would be used to achieve victory.  Do you fight a world war, knowing that you didn't do everything possible to win?  If both sides go to war with the cruel illusion that victory at all costs was the motto, then, of course, nukes will be used.  \n\nIf tactical nukes are the only means to stop overwhelming numbers of conventional armies, then NATO and the US have already committed to that strategy in the Fulda Gap and the 38th Parallel.  Once one tactical nuke is used, there's no stopping the use of strategic nukes.  A chain of events leading to nuclear showdowns, hair trigger responses, and faulty communications will ultimately be the legacy of WW III.
1011885
I hope not. luckily  i don't think bush has enough support to have a nuclear war now.
164650
It depends what you mean.\n\nChances are it will become the next NUCLEAR power. \n\nMilitarily, no. Having a few A-bombs is not enough.\n\nTo have an economy that rivals that of the US or China. Not even close.
582131
Unfortunately, there has always been war, and I have no reason to think that the world will ever be completely free from it.  There has never been complete world peace and I don't think there ever will be.  \n\nI'm not of the doom and gloom mentality, I'm just realistic.  And if you're the least bit religious, then you know that this world is corrupt and total peace will never exist here.
304349
Yes there will be a world war.The basis for starting the war are being laid by USA everyday.This country needs energy and hence it wants to control the source of energy i.e. oil .Most of the oil is in Middle East. The war will start over a cause which will not any basis as it happened in case of Iraq.The origin will be from Middle East and USA.IT will certainly happen during the tenure of Pres Bush.
641473
The World Wars are over.  Any country with enough military firepower to wage a global-scale war has sense enough to realize that those conflicts will escalate to nuclear conflicts with unacceptable consequences for all concerned.
658278
Pretty slim,  in future global war will involve nukes.  And that will go really fast.
1010471
I think we may be close.  But this time all the world needs to worry, because a nuclear war will wipe us out .
506763
Hypothetically speaking, I'm not entirely sure the world will exist in 10 years the way current world affiars are going what with the nuclear tension in Iran and North Korea...But I predect the economy will be better if we're still around.
333995
I don't think so, but probably one day it may happen.
1139447
Nah possibility of a nuclear war with nations is slim but if a terrorist group were to get their hands on a nuke weapon then all bets are off. That's why Iran nuke program must be verifiable before they are allowed to have one - they sponsor terrorism (hezbollah, hamas, etc)
1116836
In reference to another post there is no working star wars program in place, we are just as vulnerable to a missile attack today as we were fifty years ago, now the likelihood of a large scale nuclear attack is much much lower without the soviets runnin around, though it is always possible that by some computer error that a launch will take place from either us or the russian silos, afterwards if we don't convince each other that it was a mistake it would probably lead to a full scale nuclear exchange, now that covers the U.S. and Russia, but don't forget the other nuclear nations out there such as Pakistan and India which are pretty much where the U.S. and Soviets were twenty years ago, so on that side of the planet I would say within the next two years that there is a 20% possibility of a nuclear exchange barring any massive change in policy or major event such as some sort of military incident betweent those two countries. It is possible that there could be a nuclear device smuggled and detonated in the U.S. by some terrorist organisation but that would not lead to a nuclear war, unless the perpetrators of such an attack posessed a nuclear arsenal. Let me just say that with today's great technology a nuclear device does not have to be any bigger than a briefcase and with lax border control and nearly unlimited funding for terrorist organisations in addition to lack of intelligence on nuclear material around the world it is very possible that some terrorist organisation may suceed in detonating a device on American soil. Let's all hope that never happens
478879
Yes if they continue with what they are doing and produce a bomb then it will be a World War but a very short one. With every nuclear nation hitting them at the same time. They will end up being a glowing hole in the ground.
703278
I think it very likely that some people will survive.  We have a great track record of tolerating and adapting to some pretty extreme conditions.  I expect there are some secret hideaways that would even allow a few folks to survive a "nuclear winter" scenario, and start repopulating without the technology.  Obviously, any less serious scenario will allow even more flexibility for means of survival.  Right now, today, I do not believe there is a practical possibility of more than two nuclear devices being detonated -- those few who might be otherworldly enough to use them do not, praise Allah and thank God, have the means to use more.  The tragic military, political, economic, and environmental consequences would immediately and eventually kill tens of millions of people, perhaps hundreds of millions, and alter the conditions of life for the billions remaining..  but "billions remaining" is a great lot of survivors to be tolerating and adapting to conditions.  We'll manage.
512588
Right now we are heading to a war in Iran if Iran keeps up with WMD's.  A war on Civilisation is still verry unlikly the U.S. never had a war like that before.
606140
not yet. in the future, maybe