World War III

Extracted Attributes

• Instance of

  World War

• Wikidata ID

  Q363

• Nature of Conflict

  Nuclear apocalypse, cyberwarfare, great-power competition

• Potential Triggers

  NATO Article 5, Ukraine NATO membership, China-Taiwan dispute, Middle Eastern crisis

• First Recorded Usage

  Time Magazine, 1941-11-03

Timeline

• Time magazine first uses the term 'World War III?' in its National Affairs section regarding Nazi refugee Hermann Rauschning. (Source: Wikipedia/Web Search)

  1941-11-03

• Time magazine reuses the title 'World War III?' in its Foreign News section. (Source: Wikipedia/Web Search)

  1943-03-22

• Start of the Cold War, during which World War III was synonymous with direct conflict between the US-led Western Bloc and Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. (Source: Wikipedia/Web Search)

  1947-01-01

• End of the Cold War; speculation on World War III shifts toward terrorism, cyberwarfare, and new great-power competition. (Source: Wikipedia/Web Search)

  1991-12-26

• Invasion of Ukraine by Russia, cited as a significant modern flashpoint for potential global escalation. (Source: Wikipedia/Web Search)

  2022-02-24

• Antony Blinken states that Ukraine will join NATO, a move described by analysts as a potential trigger for World War III. (Source: All-In Podcast (Document 2b6bf10f-e753-4ea5-9c2c-da654f7a8824))

  2024-04-04

Web Search Results

• World War III

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