

Tensions later reached boiling point when at least 70 people were gassed to death by a nerve agent in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, prompting Trump to order missile strikes after blaming the regime for the attack. Why is Syria regarded as a World War 3 flashpoint ? Last year, Putin raced to the rescue of Bashar Assad’s regime, putting Russia on a collision course with the West. The jihadist atrocities in Manchester and London Bridge were two such examples of this carnage hitting the UK alone.Īnd top British military figures have warned how the UK has cut its forces back so much we would struggle to defend ourselves. ISIS is also being expelled from its so called Caliphate and its supporters are being encouraged to lash out with lone wolf terror attacks. Kim Jong-Un responded by reportedly telling its giant neighbour it would be a “piece of cake” to nuke Japan and leave it “blanketed in radioactive clouds”. In response Japan has carried out air attack drills and dished out leaflets on what to do should Kim Jong-un’s nukes rain down.

Then there’s North Korea pushing ahead with its ballistic missile tests and nuclear tests in its bid to become a nuclear power. President Donald J Trump then launched a US Tomahawk missile strike on a regime airbase. There is continuing conflict in Syria with a chemical attack on civilians outraging the world. Britain has voted itself out of the European Union and continues to negotiate on Brexit. Throughout the past year(s) events have been taking unexpected twists and turns. Let’s recap. Alamongordo has spoken to a range of military and terror experts about the threat of World War Three in 2020 – here is what they said. The world could be in even more peril than the Soviet vs West face-off during the Cold War.Ģ020 has already seen a number of major terrorist attacks, which, coupled with rising tensions around the world and nuclear sabre-rattling from North Korea, have increased fears of a major military conflict. WHY WORLD WAR III COULD HAPPEN IN 2022 Threats from North Korea, Syria, Putin and Isis are worse than during the Cold War.
