| ww3 steps closer on 12:08 - Oct 2 with 967 views | Guthrum |
There would be diplomatic row, seriousness of which would depend on if any were killed and on which side. Somebody would be court-martialled for poor steering. This kind of thing happens all the time in disputed areas of the world (often involving aircraft).
There was a collision in 2001: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
Nobody is likely to start WWIII over something like that, it's not like the Chinese actually fired missiles or torpedoes at the US vessel. |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:11 - Oct 2 with 954 views | StokieBlue |
For once the US are in the right here. The Chinese are trying to claim the South China Sea in it's entirety, a claim that has been thrown out by the UN.
They have no legal basis for their claims and the US are right to show freedom of navigation for all vessels through that area.
As for what would happen, nothing really. What are either country going to do?
If they ever did go to war it's totally unwinnable for either side.
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:14 - Oct 2 with 941 views | Superblue95 |
World War 3 steps closer because 2 ships sailed within 40 metres of each other? |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:16 - Oct 2 with 934 views | Keno |
| ww3 steps closer on 12:08 - Oct 2 by Guthrum |
There would be diplomatic row, seriousness of which would depend on if any were killed and on which side. Somebody would be court-martialled for poor steering. This kind of thing happens all the time in disputed areas of the world (often involving aircraft).
There was a collision in 2001: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident
Nobody is likely to start WWIII over something like that, it's not like the Chinese actually fired missiles or torpedoes at the US vessel. |
WW3 will start in the Middle East
probably cos a rogue islamic bunch decide to take on Isreal ending up in a domino effect a bit like 1914
it was a major feat of diplomacy that neither Gulf Wars escalated in that way |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:28 - Oct 2 with 885 views | jeera |
| ww3 steps closer on 12:16 - Oct 2 by Keno |
WW3 will start in the Middle East
probably cos a rogue islamic bunch decide to take on Isreal ending up in a domino effect a bit like 1914
it was a major feat of diplomacy that neither Gulf Wars escalated in that way |
Or Brighton. There's some funny folk down that South coast, always up to something or other.
In other news, don't shoot bears:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/hunter-fighting-for-life-after-bear-he-sho |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:28 - Oct 2 with 884 views | giant_stow |
| ww3 steps closer on 12:14 - Oct 2 by Superblue95 |
World War 3 steps closer because 2 ships sailed within 40 metres of each other? |
yeah! Freak out!!!
(Thanks for interesting replies all) |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:34 - Oct 2 with 850 views | SWGF |
| ww3 steps closer on 12:14 - Oct 2 by Superblue95 |
World War 3 steps closer because 2 ships sailed within 40 metres of each other? |
Not quite Archduke Ferdinand getting a bullet |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:34 - Oct 2 with 853 views | Pendejo |
World war 3 started years ago, it is simply not recognized as such because it is not one of the old fashioned wars where thousands of young men are sent to slaughter each other in a muddy field.
As for your question... haven't you seen the relevant Bond film?
The one with Jonathon Pryce as the media mogul bad guy. |  |
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| ww3 steps closer on 12:35 - Oct 2 with 844 views | Guthrum |
| ww3 steps closer on 12:16 - Oct 2 by Keno |
WW3 will start in the Middle East
probably cos a rogue islamic bunch decide to take on Isreal ending up in a domino effect a bit like 1914
it was a major feat of diplomacy that neither Gulf Wars escalated in that way |
I don't think we're going to get a "World War III" as such in the present setup. Even combined, Russia and China can be under no illusion that they are capable of matching NATO and its allies. In the event of a full-scale nuclear exchange, everyone loses.
In the ME, I'm more concerned about Netanyahu and/or the Saudis trying something against Iran, but even that would be a large-scale, but regionally limited, proxy war, not a direct superpower conflict. In Syria, all the outside players showed remarkable restraint toward one another, despite casualties being directly caused on several occasions.
The major fear in 1991 was that Israeli reaction to Iraqi missile attacks would cause arab support for the international coalition to collapse. Russia had long since washed its hands of Saddam. | |
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