Anxiety about global conflict isn’t just in your head — polls show many in the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany believe a major war could break out in the next few years, with fears of nuclear weapons use rising sharply.
Tensions from great-power competition to conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Asia have pushed the symbolic Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than at almost any time since the Cold War, suggesting the risk of catastrophic conflict isn’t theoretical but real, therefore,
From strained alliances and unstable leadership to potential nuclear escalation in already boiling regional wars, analysts argue that unpredictability now outweighs deterrence more often than it should.
But the most unsettling part isn’t just the possibility of war — it’s how many ordinary cities and communities are now considered potential strategic targets in a conflict that could reshape the world forever, but,