Claims
Elon Musk"We are sleepwalking our way into World War III with one foolish decision after the other."Oct 24, 2023
Atlantic Council"Forty percent of respondents [who participated in the Global Foresight 2025 survey] expect a world war in the next decade—one that could go nuclear and extend to space."Feb 18, 2025
Elon Musk"Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo."Jul 08, 2025
MIRA Safety"Experts suggest that a global war is not inevitable in the near future, perhaps even within the next 5-10 years."Feb 04, 2025
Jonathan Saxty"Three potential flashpoints could ignite a worldwide conflict: Russia-Ukraine in Europe, Israel-Palestine in the Middle East, and China-Taiwan in Asia."Aug 10, 2024
Tobias Ellwood"A world at war – but different to the last – is inevitable unless we rekindle a Cold War level of statecraft to swiftly and efficiently put fires like Ukraine out and contain this growing authoritarian competing axis of power."Apr 23, 2024
Donald Trump"I will prevent World War III, nobody else is going to say that, we are closer today to World War III than we've been since the Second World War."Jul 27, 2024
The Daily Mail"By 2035, four in 10 global strategists (40.5%) predicted that a world war involving major nations like the United States, China, or Russia will break out."Mar 05, 2025
Patrick Sanders"[W]e've got somewhere between five and 10 years [to prepare for a third world war] before Russia recapitalises."Jul 09, 2024
Aleksandar Vucic"Today we are witnessing a kind of Third World War, which will become larger, wider and more severe than today in the coming days, weeks and months."Jul 08, 2025
Denys Shmyhal"At the end of the day, it [the fall of Ukraine] could lead to the Third World War."Apr 18, 2024
Michael C. Desch"I doubt it [approving Ukraine's use of ATACMS against targets inside Russia] will lead to WWIII."Nov 18, 2024