The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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 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  • Traditional large-scale military engagement has been replaced by digital, informational, and indirect conflicts.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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One Mistake Could Trigger Nuclear War

  • One misunderstanding or AI-generated misinformation can trigger nuclear annihilation.
  • Historic near-misses prove the dangers of misinformation and rapid escalation in nuclear tensions.
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