I guess it would depend on how much resources any country/allies would want to commit. Judging by world opinion I don't think it would be physically to much mostly political if anything.

But then again I don't see world war 3 happening anytime soon.

anyway just my 2 cents

I don't think there will be ANY winners when WWIII is over. There will only be survivors.

Actually, Cuba could probably do a blitz on some southern states at this point. We would not be ready. I suppose if America could stomach American civilian losses then we would eventually be able to push Cuba out of the southern states. Nuking or bombing cuba would not do much to remove a blitz of cuban forces that could take over some of the southern states in a day or 3.

Ummm...its WW3. No one would be a winner.

And Cuba blitzing the southern US? Yeah with what? You think any of their boats would even make it to florida? I seriously doubt it.

Many many times this question has been asked since the early 60's and always the answer was the same, there can be no winners of a nuclear war, once a nuclear attack begins the retaliation has to be prevented and with todays warning systems surprise is out of the question, so no i dont think the USA would win

Ok, I agree there are no winners per se, so I'll rephrase.

Do you think we would be defeated or be victorious like we were in WW1 and WW2?

I wonder with our resources being stretched the way they are, what that would do to our chances.

I think the answer depends on what countries are involved, what weapons are used, financial resourses available ect. You could nuke China and Russia, but you would have to assume that you couldn't kill all of their soldiers. And even if you did, I would bet that China and Russia could come up with the additional people to fight. If you strategically nuke places in the US and take out the civilians, then what you would have left is not much. Sure you'd have some people left, and then some military, but how many people in the US are going to want to fight more wars for the US government?

Originally posted by mrwupy
I don't think there will be ANY winners when WWIII is over. There will only be survivors.

Thats what I was about to say.
Well said.
In any war,the only winners are those left alive.

I doubt this WW3 thing happens. If it does I highly doubt nukes will play a big role. Maybe some tactical stuff on the other side of the world but thats it. If WW3 does happen it isn't happening any time soon. I am going to assume our missle defense systems and boarder security will be up to the max it can be if it gets close to this happening. With that said countries with the ICBMs won't likely hit the United States if everything goes to plan. I can see Europe getting hit but only from a grounded nuke.


Now troops and military. We can take the fight to anyone in the world and still protect our country. Other big countries like Russia and China would be hard pressed to do this. Do you think if there was a invasion from Cuba (ROFL) I would sit on my ass and not kill a few of them commi bastards?

I say in WW3 MAD would come into play. It would be fought on the battlefields of another country, most likely starting in the middle east.


I would pick the USA/EU/Aus and who ever else wants to join our side to win out.

Originally posted by Black_Fox

Thats what I was about to say.
Well said.
In any war,the only winners are those left alive.

If its nuclear, the winners could be the ones who die instantly.

If there is a WW3, more than likely bio/chem weapons will be used and if anyone is left alive after such an exchange; the living will envy the dead.

If bio/chem enters into the current sphere of war; armies and warriors will be obsolete and redundant.

Originally posted by PhotonEffect
Do you think we would be defeated or be victorious like we were in WW1 and WW2?

Victorious against who (or whom)? Who are we supposedly fighting in this Third World War? "Islam?" Because you can't be victorious over a religion or philosophy, only a government. We were never able to beat Communism, though we killed a lot of people trying.

The living will envy the dead for sure. WW1 was not 'won'. The 1918 blue flu that keyed on 20 somethings saw to that. Millions dead, and there was no one left to fight. Drs would be speaking to victims and they'd die in mid sentence from hypoxia wrought by massive body antiviral response. Literally choking on their own chum. I hold little hope for this species. Too warlike, territorial, stupid. We will be extinct fossils found a million years from now with so many questions. I opened the window, and in flew enza.
Trilobytes buried in shale deposits.

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Nonsense. Don't get sucked into irrevalency. Cuba would be a charcoal such as much of the world. Honestly, the massive Cuban navy invading US is so psyop. Please.....lets get on topic. The world would be unlivable after WW3 for those not brave enough left living to spill their own subdurals at their own hands.