Will WW3 look like this map?

[Hercules073]

I made this map from what I think will happen if WW3 starts.
Blue: USA alliance
Red: Russian and Chinese alliance

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Orange: disputed country with a weak central government or even civil war
Pinkish-red: countries that will almost certainly join the Russian and Chinese alliance
Grey: neutral

[just_tired]

Finland would definitely be a direct ally to US. We are already allies to the NATO and considering our history, Russia would attack Finland to try and claim our lands.

[Alessus]

I think it's doubtful that Finland and Sweden wouldn't be dragged into the war, or that a major country like India would sit on the sidelines either.

[TheClevelander1]

How did Sweden stay out of World War 2?
During the invasion of Scandinavia, Sweden kept neutral, but because much of their income was generated by exporting iron, they continued to sell it to Nazi Germany. Sweden would not help Finland fight off the Soviet attack, but 8,000 Swedes volunteered for the Finnish army.

[TheClevelander1]

What did Norway do in ww2?
Norwegian Campaign. The Norwegian Campaign (9 April to 10 June 1940) was fought in Norway between Norway, the Allies and Germany in World War II after the latter's invasion of the country. In April, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force.

[Hercules073]

They have no obligation to join, so that was my reasoning. But of course this is just a scenario, in these kind of wars almost anything can happen.

[Alessus]

@TheClevelander1 Your point being? Thinking that World War 3 is going to be exactly the same as World War 2 is being completely ignorant of both the current state of political affairs and the most likely stragetic thinking made by both the "blues" and the "reds".

[TheClevelander1]

history tends to repeat itself

[Alessus]

@Hercules073 Fair enough, but thinking that Finland and Sweden, who are both perilously close to Russia and members of the EU, which would be directly under attack in the WW3 scenario you've presented means that the scenario is far from being realistic.

[TheClevelander1]

im just saying, history, tends to repeat itself, regardless

[Alessus]

@TheClevelander1 Which would mean that even if we assume that Sweden could stay neutral, Finland would certainly be in the "blue" team because it would get attacked by Russia. So I think I'll dismiss your point as being unrealistic, unless you got something else to say in it's defence.

[TheClevelander1]

just sayin'

[RedRobin]

What's orange and pink? I assume grey means the don't have an alliance to either?

[RedRobin]

By the way I think NZ has trade alliances with both China and the US so that might get a bit complicated :/

[Hercules073]

Orange means a disputed country with no strong central government, pinkish red means countries that are almost certainly going to join the Russian and Chinese side and grey means neutral.

[Soteris]

If China enters a world war then India will fight them. Also Finland is unlikely to remain neutral and if Finland gets pulled into NATO then Sweden will as well.

[HungLikeAHorsefly]

I don't see the Russians and the Chinese being allied on anything. I would also expect most of Southeast Asia to go blue.

[d2796]

this is what ww3 will look like.

[TOV4R]

Assuming we break alliances with Russia and China. But I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

can you explain some of the other colors?

are the ones that werent colored in neutral, and would any of the countries go through them (war crime) to get to other countries

[Opinion Owner]

so essentially it'd be the west against the east

[Tuned]

I think the Netherlands will also be neutral

[Hercules073]

They are bound by NATO, so they will certainly get involved.

[Himig_Ng_Pag-ibig]

Ireland will be neutral for sure.

[Hercules073]

Yes, I made a mistake by thinking they were part of NATO.

[TheClevelander1]

www.nato.int/.../index.htm

[TheClevelander1]

Ireland had been willing in 1949 to negotiate a bilateral defence pact with the United States, but opposed joining NATO until the Northern Ireland question with the United Kingdom was resolved. Subsequent Irish neutrality was therefore based primarily on Irish issues problems with the UK, not on Cold War confrontation.

[Himig_Ng_Pag-ibig]

@TheClevelander1
Well that's the story of how Ireland isn't NATO. In modern times however, as result of Ireland being neutral for so long it's became sort of institutionalized in Irish politics to keep the neutrality policy.. A lot of TD's for example are for neutrality as well the public.. Just few years back the neutrality was challenge when France invoked the Lisbon Treaty in the face of terror attack.
www.thejournal.ie/.../
Look at the small poll they made. Majority opposed to changing it.

Recently, the Dail (lower house) reluctantly voted yes to join Pesco (what many says the start of EU Army). 75 yes 42 no
www.thejournal.ie/.../
Now it goes to the Seanad (senate) to be debated.

in my opinion Ireland would choose to be Neutral.

[AM-205]

Gosh, I hope not...