Comment on If WW3 breaks out, what countries are going to be on which side?
Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 5 days ago
To borrow the terminology from WWII, I imagine the Allies might include most of Europe, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
I’m betting the Axis countries might include Russia, China, and Iran, possibly Belarus, Hungary, and North Korea, along with partial or total support from other BRICS countries.
The US is kind of a wildcard right now. My first instinct is that they’d align with their closest long-time allies such as those listed above, but with Trump’s affection for Putin and alienation of such allies over the last year, I’m uncertain. Trump could also simply choose to remain neutral, so as not to oppose Putin.
The US was neutral during WWI and WWII until they were attacked directly, so while it’s easy to assume the US would be involved in the next world war, it might not be until it’s forced to be, if at all. It’s probably safe to say the US would at least be sending its allies military aid during the war. As long as no one messes with their shipping or attacks its land, the US might choose to get no more involved than that.
ramble81@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Honestly my money is kind of on the US starting the next one.
Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Well, if history tells us anything, it’ll probably be Germany again /s
In the case where the US really does start WWIII, it would definitely throw a wrench in where countries fall in alignment. If the US were to invade one of its neighbors like it’s threatened to do, that could be all it takes. It could be all the countries I listed against the US, for all I know. The only country that I think would support the US no matter what is Israel. I think the US would certainly have a hard time taking them all on. Then again, a world war has never involved a world superpower on the scale we have today, so it’s hard to say what the outcome would be, but I’d expect the US would still probably lose if it was them against the world. Although, taking the fight inside the US would present some significant challenges to overcome owing to geography, besides military obstacles.