And on March 6, it became known that the DPRK had carried out an unknown type of attack. Three missiles fell in Japan's exclusive economic zone. The situation began to heat up even more, and already on March 17, the United States announced that it did not exclude the possibility of military action against North Korea, if any are provoked. According to the US Secretary of State, Washington's policy of "strategic patience".

And then on April 13, a message appeared that North Korea had information about US plans to strike preemptive strike on the country's nuclear facilities. And on April 14, the US Air Force demonstrates that they do not intend to joke and - at the position of the terrorist group ISIS in Afghanistan, the most powerful non-nuclear bomb that the United States has - the GBU-43B.

But literally the next day, information appeared in the media that the United States was allegedly in favor of a policy of “pressure” against the DPRK.

How will this confrontation and demonstration of combat potential end and, most importantly, what are the chances that muscle power will not lead to the outbreak of the Third World War? I asked about this from people who know how to foresee events several moves ahead.

Anton Kuchukhidze, international political scientist:

Considering the fact that we live in an era of nuclear weapons and nuclear superpowers, direct nuclear conflict is simply excluded. There will not be such a conflict as there was during the First and Second World Wars. Local conflicts like Syria will continue, local problems like North Korea will continue, and the global fight against terrorism will continue. Such moments, of course, will happen, but World War III is excluded. The fact is that even the United States and the Russian Federation have enough arsenal to mutually destroy each other. This war will be simply meaningless, since everyone will be destroyed. The nuclear factor was used only once during the Cold War era as a weapon in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After that the nuclear factor has turned into a purely political aspect. Today, the nuclear factor is already a subject of negotiations, trade, a subject of demonstrating influence, demonstrating an increase own strength at the global level. I am not a supporter of believing that there will be a Third World War.

Konstantin Bondarenko, candidate of historical sciences, member of the Humanitarian Council under the President of Ukraine, chairman of the board of the Institute of Ukrainian Politics and the Ukrainian Politics Foundation:

The conflict between Russia and the United States has not yet reached such a deep stage to talk about the Third World War. The conflict between the United States and China has only just begun. Today the United States is simply demonstrating its capabilities, demonstrating that it could today apply activity in two directions. Nowadays, two concepts have emerged in the White House. The first is that it is necessary to strengthen the US position in the Middle East, oust Russia, make Turkey its ally again and, taking into account the interests of Israel, strike Iran. As for the second concept, according to it, China needs to be deprived of its allies, primarily the DPRK. Now we are not on the threshold of the Third World War, now we are on the threshold of testing the effectiveness of certain concepts.

Ruslan Bortnik, political analyst, director of the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management:

So far, forecasts regarding the Third World War are frankly meager. If such a scenario for the development of events is possible, then I think that it is 10%, no more. I think today everyone is simply trying to scare each other, flexing their muscles, and solely in order to achieve mutual concessions under the pressure of fear.

Existing risks I would now associate it exclusively with the possible inadequate reaction of the DPRK, which in this situation could use weapons. But even the local use of nuclear weapons will not mean a nuclear risk.

Now the risk of World War III breaking out is no more than 10%. There will be no winners in this war, and the world elites understand this very well. That is why the risk of war breaking out is now insignificant. What we are now seeing are the consequences of Trump’s domestic political problems, and as soon as he resolves them, we will see the removal of the information military-political aggravation.

Sergey Bykov, political expert:

I'm quite skeptical about the possibility of World War III, especially in the short term, and I hope that world leaders will have enough courage, knowledge and abilities to prevent this military conflict. I hope that a consensus will nevertheless be found and a military conflict in the nuclear sphere will not be allowed, since it poses an open threat to the existence of all life on planet Earth, and not a single state is interested in this.

Vladimir Fesenko, political scientist, head of the Center for Applied Political Research "Penta":

There will be no Third World War. Now there is a “Third World War” of belligerent rhetoric on the part of Trump and the leadership of North Korea. That war is going on, as they say, full program, but this does not mean that a real war will begin. The risks of conflict and deep international crisis associated with North Korea certainly exist, but it won't be a world war.

What we are now seeing from Trump is a policy of sweeping political gestures. Trump is showing his toughness, his belligerence. He has nothing to brag about within the country, so he is trying to compensate for the shortcomings of his activities and demonstrate at least some external results by the symbolic milestone - the first 100 days of his tenure. He needs to show that he is a tough guy, that he is a tough president, not soft like Obama, whom he constantly criticized for this, but a strong American leader.

In the case of a missile attack in Syria, yes, this is possible, especially since it is a targeted attack and, apparently, Moscow has agreed not to repeat such precedents in the future. We'll see if it works or not, but I think it was a targeted attack, a demonstrative gesture.

The same gesture is the superbomb used in Afghanistan. What's the point of this superbomb? What is the efficiency? Local mobile groups of Islamic fundamentalists operate there; they need to fight not with superbombs, but with targeted strikes. Perhaps with missiles or similar mobile actions against them. Super bombs are good for hitting large clusters military force or military equipment. But there the situation is completely different. Therefore, what we see is a gesture and nothing more, like a missile attack on a Syrian air base, from which flights began the very next day. With North Korea, everything is more complicated.

If suddenly there is a single missile strike on some object in North Korea, then with a very high probability there will be a retaliatory strike, most likely on South Korea, maybe even on Japan. Maybe the States will also be hit, but I’m not sure that they will be able to get from North Korea to the States with their equipment, which constantly malfunctions. But, one way or another, this will be a local conflict, with dramatic consequences, perhaps even with a large number of victims, and Trump will be blamed for these victims. It seems to me that the Americans understand this, so what they are doing now are gestures that are still limited. An aircraft carrier was sent, a lot of belligerent statements were made, a lot of threats were voiced. Formally, these are threats against North Korea, but I think that their main addressee is China. The Americans thus want to influence China so that it increases pressure on North Korea, on the current North Korean leadership, so that they weaken their military activity, moderate their ardor, and at least temporarily formally remove the foreign policy problem for Trump. This is precisely the meaning of all these militant statements. If they want to strike, they do not make belligerent statements before striking. They simply strike, as was the case with Syria. There was outrage, but no one announced any strikes; it came as a surprise.

Another important point, why there will be no war: neither China nor Russia will fight on the side of North Korea. If, God forbid, something tragic happens, it will affect several neighboring countries, including North Korea itself, since any attempt at aggression by North Korea against South Korea or Japan, of course, will lead to even larger attacks on North Korea itself. But I think that for now all parties will avoid this, and if something happens, it will only be if North Korea does something first.

In my opinion, what is happening now is beneficial to the Americans and, paradoxically, to Russia. Now everyone is tensely following the developments around North Korea and almost everyone has forgotten about Syria. Unfolding emotions and passions around North Korea essentially distracts attention from what happened in Syria. And this allows us to calm public opinion both within the United States and in the world regarding the Syrian situation. Attention has shifted to North Korea, so a situation has arisen that benefits both the Americans and Russia. This removes the problem, switches it to another object and allows you to gradually reduce tension and return to a certain status quo inside and around Syria.

I don't expect anything apocalyptic. Unfortunately, there are risks of crisis and even military conflict. Again, in the case of Trump, we cannot guarantee anything; he is very inconsistent, emotional, and prone to outbursts, which creates a potential danger. However, this is still a politics of gestures. I think that the Americans will use a diverse arsenal against North Korea, but still the use of military force is a last resort, very dangerous in its consequences. If they do this, it will only be in response to direct military aggression from North Korea. Otherwise, what we are now seeing is a surge of tension, and largely artificial. And after some time this situation will soften somewhat. Either the rhetoric will weaken, or both sides, after showing their muscles and making harsh statements, will return to the negotiating table, and the situation will no longer be so dangerous. In any case, we are not talking about any Third World War.

What we are seeing now is banal muscle mass. Everyone demonstrates their power and loudly declares their readiness to strike. The only problem is that if the strike actually happens, there will be no winners.

P.S. On April 17, North Korea's Permanent Representative to the UN, Kim In Ryong, said that the United States had created dangerous situation in the region, posing a serious threat to peace on the Korean Peninsula. According to him, “a nuclear war could start at any moment.”

P. P. S. On April 18, it became known that the Japanese government was studying the possibility of a forceful response to the recent launch of the North Korean ballistic missile V territorial waters countries. Perhaps in response, Tokyo will activate its Self-Defense Forces, the Yomiuri newspaper writes, citing its own sources close to the Cabinet of Ministers.

The modern world most closely resembles a boiling cauldron. Every now and then new conflicts arise, and hostility between entire nations is artificially fueled. Every day, news feeds are full of reports from hot spots, and the number of hot spots themselves is increasing.

Among the most frequently mentioned: Ukraine, Syria, and now Nagorno-Karabakh. It is not surprising that against the backdrop of all these events, talk of a third world war is becoming more frequent and serious.

War is closer than it seems

But if we put aside panic and distract ourselves from alarming news, how close is the world to World War III? Is it possible that it will start as early as 2017? It is unlikely that it will be possible to answer unequivocally, but the risk of such a development of events can be assessed.

The first alarm bell was the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Although it was planned that it would be resolved peacefully within a few weeks, the parties involved have been trying unsuccessfully to find a compromise for almost two years.

According to many experts, NATO countries were hoping for active action from Russia. This would allow Western countries declare Moscow an aggressor, giving rise to full-scale military action. However, the Russian side did not succumb to provocations, withdrawing from participation in the conflict.

Meanwhile, information war continues to this day, and the BBC film is the icing on the cake. The film is pseudo-documentary in nature and shows the Russian invasion of Latvia, which led to an international nuclear conflict. It is worth noting that many unprepared viewers took the film seriously.

The second dangerous hotspot is the Middle East, where peace has not been calm for a long time, and the creation of the Islamic State, which poses a threat to the whole world, has reached its apogee.

In addition to these obvious reasons for the outbreak of the Third World War, there are several less mentioned:

• Roterritorial hunger of China, which is cramped in the available space
• crisis of the United States, which can find a way out of it by unleashing a global conflict
• Japanese claims to Russian territories

As you can see, there are more than enough reasons, but so far the fragile balance remains.

Opinion of experts and clairvoyants

A world war is fertile ground for reflection and predictions. Whose guesses are closest to reality?

The most famous predictor, of course, is Vanga, whose prophecies come true with a high degree of probability. According to her, expect international conflict worth it, but it will take place without the use of nuclear weapons. The war will begin due to actions in the Middle East (Syria), and Russia will emerge victorious, taking a dominant position in the world.

Another high-profile prediction was made at one time by the French astrologer Nostradamus. In his characteristic form, he hinted at the confrontation that would take place in one of the Islamic states using nuclear weapons.

The soothsayer Jean Dixon saw the cause of discord in the search for new territories for China. Dixon emphasized that China would conquer all of Asia, as well as part of Russia, continuing its march in the Middle East.

An interesting point of view was expressed by US billionaire George Soros.

He is not a clairvoyant, but quite naturally believes that the culprits of the Third World War will be China and one of the US allies, most likely Japan.

If you look at all the predictions and the current state of affairs, then most likely the third world war will occur as a result of the clash between Muslims and Christians. Islamic peoples are famous for their explosive attitude, so if they have a reason, they will not hesitate.

In second place on the list of potential instigators are China and India - countries with a huge population, a strong army, and India also has the strongest navy. These states lack territory and resources, and given their military capabilities, they have nothing to fear except the nuclear threat.

In third place are the nuclear superpowers - Russian Federation and the USA. But, knowing the policy of the States, they will not allow war on their territory, as was the case during World War II, so they are trying in every possible way to start a conflict with Russia through the wrong hands. Now the authority of Moscow in the eyes of neighboring countries is being actively undermined by means of information warfare.

However, Russia itself is actively helping to extinguish hotbeds of military confrontation. In both Donbass and Syria, Russia acted as a peacemaker. Now the situation in both hot spots is close to normal.

Despite the frightening trends, we can only hope that in 2017 humanity will not experience the horrors of a world war. All leaders of their countries should remember Einstein’s words that no matter what weapons are used in the third world war, in the fourth, people will fight with stones.

The next video contains another prophecy about the World War.

Today, the greatest fear of humanity is a nuclear war, which will destroy civilization, and deprived of the benefits modern life man will be thrown back into a primitive state. When nuclear war between Russia and the USA, fires will destroy cities and industrial areas. In this case, 150 million tons of steam will be released, which will hang in the stratosphere. When hot, it forms a dense layer that will block access for several years sun rays to the surface of the planet. Scientists suggest that the charges remaining after the implementation of the nuclear weapons reduction agreement by the end of 2012 between Russia and the United States will be enough to create such a layer.

What other consequences could there be of a nuclear war between Russia and America? 2,600 Russian and American nuclear warheads, put on full alert, will be released at intervals of 2-3 minutes and will hit targets in America, Russia, Europe and other strategically important regions. The clearing of the area after the initial attacks will be ensured by the missiles remaining from the 7,600 warheads and other nuclear weapons of Russia and the United States. Hundreds of major cities in the world will be on fire, hundreds and thousands of square kilometers of residential areas will be destroyed.

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Project Syndicate 08/25/2017 150 million tons of steam from nuclear fires will rise into the stratosphere, where they will form a layer of thick clouds. The formed barrier will last for several years and will prevent the sun's rays from reaching the Earth's surface. It will block 70% of the sun's rays in the northern hemisphere and 35% in the southern hemisphere. In the absence of solar heat, the air temperature will drop to the level of the last ice age 18 thousand years ago. Temperatures will quickly drop by 20 degrees over a large area North America, and more than 30 degrees in most of Europe, including agricultural areas. In the northern hemisphere, the daily average will be 103 years minimum temperature below zero, and overnight frosts will kill plants and other food sources.

Precipitation levels will drop by 45% due to continued cold, and the seasons will disappear for approximately several years. The rapid destruction of the ozone layer will allow ultraviolet radiation to pass unhindered through the atmosphere and reach the Earth's surface. A huge amount of nuclear dust will scatter throughout the world, and after the destruction of nuclear reactors on Earth, the background radiation will increase for a long time. A colossal amount of toxic steam from fires, coupled with a huge amount of industrial chemical substances will settle on the surface of the planet and pollute environment. Most living things will not survive in conditions of sudden changes in temperature and increased precipitation levels, accompanied by increased ultraviolet radiation, the spread of chemicals and nuclear dust.

As on land, life in water will be destroyed. The famine that breaks out as a result of the lack of harvest will claim many lives. There will be a mass extinction of species similar to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which occurred 65 million years ago. Those who will live in shelters with supplies of food, water, energy and medicine for several years will not be able to survive in an aggressive external environment.

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Endless terrorist attacks, ongoing armed conflicts, and ongoing disagreements between Russia, the United States and the European Union indicate that peace on our planet is literally hanging by a thread. This situation is alarming for both politicians and ordinary people. It is no coincidence that the issue of starting the Third World War is being seriously discussed by the entire world community.

Expert opinion

Some political scientists believe that the mechanism of war was already launched several years ago. It all started in Ukraine, when a corrupt president was removed from office and new government the country was called illegitimate, but simply a junta. Then they announced to the whole world that it was fascist and they began to scare one sixth of the land with it. First mistrust and then outright enmity were sown in the minds of the people of the two fraternal peoples. A full-scale information war began, in which everything was subordinated to inciting hatred between people.

This confrontation was painful for the families, relatives, and friends of the two fraternal peoples. It has reached the point where politicians in the two countries are ready to pit brother against brother. The situation on the Internet also speaks to the danger of the situation. Various discussion platforms and forums have turned into real battlefields where everything is permitted.

If anyone still doubts the likelihood of war, they can simply go to any social network and see what intensity the discussions of topical topics reach, from information about oil prices to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

If it is possible to quarrel two fraternal peoples who have shared grief and victory for more than 360 years, then what can we say about other countries. You can call any nation an enemy overnight by preparing timely information support in the media and the Internet. This is what happened with Turkey, for example.

Currently, Russia is testing new methods of war using the example of Crimea, Donbass, Ukraine, and Syria. Why deploy multimillion-dollar armies, transfer troops, if you can carry out a “successful information attack”, and to top it off, send a small contingent of “little green men”. Fortunately, there is already positive experience in Georgia, Crimea, Syria and the Donbass.

Some political observers believe that it all started in Iraq, when the United States decided to remove the allegedly undemocratic president and carried out Operation Desert Storm. As a result, the country's natural resources came under US control.

Having gained a little fat in the 2000s and having carried out a number of military operations, Russia decided not to give in and prove to the whole world that it had “rose from its knees.” Hence such “decisive” actions in Syria, Crimea and Donbass. In Syria, we protect the whole world from ISIS, in Crimea, Russians from Bandera, in Donbass, the Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian punitive forces.

In fact, an invisible confrontation has already begun between the United States and Russia. America does not want to share its dominance in the world with the Russian Federation. Direct proof of this is present-day Syria.

Tension in different parts of the world, where the interests of the two countries come into contact, will only increase.

There are experts who believe that tension with America is caused by the fact that the latter realizes the loss of its leading position against the backdrop of a strengthening China and wants to destroy Russia in order to take over it natural resources. Various methods are being used to weaken the Russian Federation:

• EU sanctions;
• decline in oil prices;
• involvement of the Russian Federation in the arms race;
• support for protest sentiments in Russia.

America is doing everything to ensure that the situation of 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, is repeated.

War in Russia is inevitable in 2018

This point of view is shared by the American political analyst I. Hagopian. He posted his thoughts on this matter on the GlobalResears website. He noted that there are all signs of the US and Russia preparing for war. The author notes that America will be supported:

• NATO countries;
• Israel;
• Australia;
• all US satellites around the world.

Russia's allies include China and India. The expert believes that the United States is facing bankruptcy and will therefore make an attempt to seize the riches of the Russian Federation. He also emphasized that some states may disappear as a result of this conflict.

Former NATO leader A. Shirreff makes similar forecasts. For this purpose, he even wrote a book about the war with Russia. In it, he notes the inevitability of a military confrontation with America. According to the plot of the book, Russia is seizing the Baltic states. NATO countries are coming to its defense. As a result, World War III begins. On the one hand, the plot looks frivolous and implausible, but on the other hand, considering that the work was written by a retired general, the script looks quite plausible.

Who will win America or Russia

To answer this question it is necessary to compare military power two powers:

Armament	Russia	USA
Active Army	1.4 million people	1.1 million people
Reserve	1.3 million people	2.4 million people
Airports and runways	1218	13513
Aircraft	3082	13683
Helicopters	1431	6225
Tanks	15500	8325
Armored vehicles	27607	25782
Self-propelled guns	5990	1934
Towed artillery	4625	1791
MLRS	4026	830
Ports and terminals	7	23
Warships	352	473
Aircraft carriers	1	10
Submarines	63	72
Attack ships	77	17
Budget	76 trillion	612 trillion

Success in war depends not only on superiority in weapons. As military expert J. Shields said, the Third World War will not be like the two previous wars. Fighting will be conducted using computer technology. They will become more short-term, but the number of victims will be in the thousands. Nuclear weapon It is unlikely that they will be used, but chemical and bacteriological weapons as an auxiliary agent are not excluded.

Attacks will be launched not only on the battlefield, but also in:

• areas of communications;
• Internet;
• television;
• economics;
• finance;
• politics;
• space.

Something similar is now happening in Ukraine. The offensive is on all fronts. Blatant misinformation hacker attacks on financial servers, sabotage in the economic field, discrediting politicians, diplomats, terrorist attacks, shutting down broadcast satellites and much more can cause irreparable damage to the enemy along with military operations at the front.

Psychic predictions

Throughout history there have been many prophets who predicted the end of humanity. One of them is Nostradamus. As for world wars, he accurately predicted the first two. Regarding the Third World War, he said that it would happen due to the fault of the Antichrist, who will stop at nothing and will be terribly merciless.

The next psychic whose prophecies came true is Vanga. She told future generations that World War III would begin with a small state in Asia. The fastest is Syria. The reason for military action will be an attack on four heads of state. The consequences of the war will be terrifying.

The famous psychic P. Globa also said his words regarding the Third World War. His forecasts can be called optimistic. He said that humanity will end World War III if it prevents military action in Iran.

The psychics listed above are not the only ones who predicted World War III. Similar predictions were made by:

• A. Ilmayer;
• Mulchiazl;
• Edgar Cayce;
• G. Rasputin;
• Bishop Anthony;
• Saint Hilarion and others

The British celebrate the Queen's official birthday in June, but on April 22, the Queen's real birthday is celebrated only with a party in a narrow circle of family and selected guests. And yesterday, Queen Elizabeth "completely crashed her own party" when she publicly announced that "World War III is due to break out this year." According to the queen, the war is necessary for the Illuminati to plunge humanity into the next phase of their blasphemous master plan.

“2017 is a special year. This will go down in history as the beginning of World War III."- the queen said with an evil smile,” - this is how, on condition of complete anonymity, an employee of Windsor Castle reports the queen’s words.

“The Queen spoke as if she knew the Illuminati's plans from the inside,” says a Windsor Castle insider. “But worse, she seemed to be caught up in a wave of enthusiasm for a new world war.”

By the end of 2017, the world will be unrecognizable because the Illuminati is gaining strength. War in the Middle East for a long time was the preferred method of initiating World War III, which would pit Russia, China, and the United States in direct military confrontation. And only then will the final phase of the Illuminati’s global domination plan come into force.

The Queen said: “We must prepare for the new dawn in which humanity will soon awaken. But dawn cannot come without a period of complete darkness, the very dark night, the likes of which we have never seen before in the world.”

It is clear that the “period of complete darkness” refers to the third world war. The "New Dawn" in which humanity will soon awaken is explained as a New World Order.

Queen Elizabeth, picking at her brought dessert with a fork, explained about the New World Order. It will be the time when we become so socially and technologically advanced that we can live as one people under one government in one world.

This is not the first time the Queen has shocked guests with gloomy predictions for the coming year. In April 2016, the Queen accurately predicted that the year would be an "annus horribilus" for famous people, there will be an unprecedented number of celebrity deaths. Four of them will die because they rejected the teachings of the Illuminati, and their death will serve as a warning to the rest: join or die!

According to the insider, while explaining the beauty of the New World Order at the final stage of the speech, the Queen “fainted”, and the speech itself was interrupted by shouts of approval from the assembled guests, shocked by the Queen’s announcement.

However, the rest of the room was silent. Only outside were the hooves of a detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery pounding on the pavement. They soon fired a 41-gun salute, punctuating the deadly silence of Windsor Castle.