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WW3 Threat Assessment: The War Has Quietly Started & No One’s Trying to Stop It!

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Jul 10, 2025
Join former CIA officer Andrew Bustamante, global politics expert Benjamin Radd, and journalist Annie Jacobsen as they unravel the chilling aspects of global conflict. The trio discusses how nuclear threats have intensified, the rising influence of Iran in the Middle East, and the alarming power of cyber warfare. They emphasize the psychological warfare being waged by China, while highlighting alarming miscommunications that could trigger catastrophic outcomes. Their insights paint a stark picture of the urgent need for awareness in an increasingly volatile world.
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World War 3 Has Quietly Started: Proxy Wars, Information Warfare, and Nuclear Risks

World War 3 is not a traditional global kinetic conflict but has already begun through proxy wars and digital/information warfare. Key regions like the Middle East (Israel vs Iran) and Ukraine (Russia vs West) serve as proxy battlegrounds where major powers support local actors to avoid direct warfare.

Nuclear weapons today pose increased risks, not from sheer destructive size but due to the speed of delivery and the possibility of tactical and dirty bombs increasing uncertainty and miscalculation.

Information warfare intensifies global conflict by exploiting political polarization, misinformation, and AI deepfakes, destabilizing societies without conventional battles.

Experts warn that the risk of nuclear detonation in our lifetime is rising and that misunderstandings or AI-generated manipulations could trigger catastrophic escalation.

The complex geopolitical landscape requires awareness, media literacy, and urgent diplomatic engagement to prevent missteps leading to disaster.

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World War III Has Quietly Started

  • Modern World War III is already underway as proxy and cyber warfare reshape conflict.
  • Traditional large-scale military engagement has been replaced by digital, informational, and indirect conflicts.
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Information Warfare Undermines Democracies

  • Information warfare and polarization create vulnerabilities inside Western democracies.
  • Adversaries exploit misinformation and social division to destabilize nations without traditional warfare.
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