WW3
Hypothetical nuclear conflict
WW3 is an abbreviation for World War Three—a hypothetical global conflict, especially one involving nuclear weapons.
The term appears in discussions of geopolitical tensions, doomsday scenarios, and internet hyperbole: Are we about to start WW3?
Online, it's often used loosely for any escalating conflict or dramatic confrontation: My roommates are about to start WW3 over the dishes.
Total civilizational collapse
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
fallout · radiation · obliteration · wasteland · aftermath · desolation · carnage · decimation
Capabilities beyond human limits
- NATOWestern defense organization
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- brinksmanshipRisky diplomatic tactics
sanctions · diplomacy · treaties · hegemony · sovereignty · espionage · nonproliferation · detente
Combat engagement area
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- infantryGround combat troops
artillery · tanks · generals · combatants · mobilization · frontline · casualties · siege
Postulated event sequence
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- simulationImitation of real processes
- what-ifHypothetical scenario query
- projectionSomething that extends outward
Imaginary terrible society
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
- FalloutPost-apocalyptic gaming franchise
- survivalismEmergency readiness lifestyle
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
WarGames · propaganda · protest · antiwar · disarmament · mutant
apocalypse
Total civilizational collapse
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
extinction · fallout · radiation · obliteration · wasteland · aftermath · desolation · carnage · decimation · contamination
superpowers
Capabilities beyond human limits
- NATOWestern defense organization
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
brinksmanship · sanctions · diplomacy · treaties · hegemony · sovereignty · espionage · nonproliferation · detente · embargo
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
infantry · artillery · tanks · generals · combatants · mobilization · frontline · casualties · siege · tactics
scenario
Postulated event sequence
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- simulationImitation of real processes
- what-ifHypothetical scenario query
dystopia
Imaginary terrible society
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
- FalloutPost-apocalyptic gaming franchise
- survivalismEmergency readiness lifestyle
WarGames · prepper · propaganda · protest · antiwar · disarmament · mutant
WW3World War I
First global military conflict
World War II · WW1 · WW2 · recorded history · near miss
WW3world peace
Global absence of conflict
global peace · peaceful coexistence · universal peace · peacetime · Pax Americana
world, war, wars, warring, warred, warrior, warriors, warlike, worlds