Middle East war escalation can turn a regional crisis into a global one within 72 hours through a chain reaction of retaliatory cascades, alliance activations, and economic shocks. This episode models the sequence step by step: the initial strike, the escalation points, and the moment where the conflict becomes self-sustaining.

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep6

Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep6

About War Desk

War Desk is an investigative podcast using AI-assisted analysis of military intelligence, diplomatic signals, and conflict data to assess global war risk, with sources and references published on our website for verification.

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