World War III
hypothetical global conflict
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Summary
World War III is a hypothetical war[1]. It draws 20,803 Wikipedia views per month (hypothetical war category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: nuclear warfare[3], future event[4], world war[5]
- Follows: World War II[6]
- Followed by: World War IV[7]
- Commons category: World War III[8]
- Said to be the same as: Cold War[9]
- Has cause: full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:World War III[11]
- Short name: WW3[12], WWIII[13]
- Different from: Second Cold War[14], World War III[15], World War III in popular culture[16]
- Hashtag: WWIII[17], WW3[18], WorldWarIII[19], WorldWar3[20]
- Theorized by: Sun Myung Moon[21], Vladimir Putin[22], Stepan Bandera[23]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for World War III include it[24], a television film[25], directed by David Greene[26] and World War Three[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Keith Boak[29].
Why It Matters
World War III has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include it[24], a television film[25], directed by David Greene[26] and World War Three[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Keith Boak[29].