The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would the U.S. attack first? Could we use robot soldiers? Or would nuclear power win the day? What is adaptive camouflage, and what are other kinds of modern warfare that could be used?

Timeline:
00:00 Starting World War III
00:41 Tensions Between United States, Russia and China
02:05 Could a cyberattack trigger the next World War?
04:35 Pathogens and Bioterrorism

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