The answer is not known. However, the possibility of a third world war cannot be ruled out. To understand the consequences of World War III, we need to look at World War II and World War I. 32 countries took part in the First World War. Although no nuclear weapons were used, the casualties were about 2.5 crores. Seventy-one countries took part in the Second World War, and 60 million people lost their lives. The first nuclear weapon was used in World War II. “The war that will end war” is a famous quote by US President Woodrow Wilson and Udrow Wilson. Can any war stop the war on earth forever? Nor does history say that. Because in war, the business gains, the significant capital, the people lose, humanity.
World War I began in 1914. The last was five years later in 1919. Then the League of Nations was born. The purpose is to end the war on earth. But it did not succeed. World War II began in 1939. The last one was in 1945, with the surrender of Japan. Then the United Nations was established. The purpose is the same. To stop the war and establish peace in the world.
The war did not stop. The Cold War began. This war between America and Russia lasted for many years. The world was divided into two parts – the US-led “NATO” and the Russian-led “Warsaw Pact”. Then the world watched the Vietnam War, the Korean War, the Arab-Israeli War, the India-Pakistan War, the Bangladesh War of Independence, the Iraq-Iran Gulf War, and the Iraq-Kuwait Middle East War. Since then, peace has never returned to the Middle East.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1969, the idea was to reduce the arms race and the war. But in reality, the opposite has happened. Exactly one year later, the Iraq-Kuwait war began. Then in 2011, Tunisia started the “Arab Spring”, which later spread to many countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Dictators like Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Gaddafi of Libya fell. There is no doubt that if any of these countries had nuclear weapons, the horrors of war would have been much more significant. At present, the war cry of nuclear-armed countries is going on in East Asia. The lands here could be embroiled in a war at any moment, and a nuclear war would erupt if war broke out. Notably, India, Pakistan, North Korea, China, Japan, and South Korea rapidly increase their military strength. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Eminem, Qatar, Jordan, etc., are increasing their military power.
Regarding the horrors of World War III, Einstein said, “I don’t know what kind of weapons will be used in World War III, but I guess the weapons of World War IV will be sticks, stones and dust.”
Will there ever be a day on earth when there will be no more war? Can’t we say “no” to war? Will war ever leave the world forever? How can I ignore Plato’s statement, “Only the dead have seen the end of war”? Global love seems to be lost; hate is everywhere. There is no peace anywhere. People are now more violent, violent, warlike than ever before. It is as if the warriors are facing to fight. The prices of daily necessities, including oil and gas, will go out of reach. The elderly and children will suffer the most. Europe, even the whole world, will have to pay the price.