For those of you out there who believe Mitt Romney will start WWIII if elected.....

[AverageJoe90]

163. Some good points here, but.....

These things do not necessarily mean that WWIII is more likely, and in fact, the probability of a traditional WWIII scenario(that is, global atomic war), has gone down immensely since 1991. However, though, there are a couple of factors that can be considered that I feel may complicate things:

1.)Nuclear terrorism-There have been dozens of Soviet nukes that HAVE gone missing in recent years, and if, say, America invades Iran or if Russia decides to ultimately and finally crack down on Central Asian and Causacian separatists and other troublemakers, then it is possible that a group like Al-Qaeda or Hezbollah, or even perhaps, dare I say, the Muslim Brotherhood, gets ahold of nukes and decides that a certain moment would be the time to attack Russia, the U.S., or somewhere in Europe. Basically, 9/11 times 1,000, and it might not just be one nuke, either.

2.)The start of, and eventual build-up of, a Second Cold War, on the lines of the First-IMO, this one isn't too terribly likely at the moment, but if someone such as Scott Walker, or Mitt Romney, or even, god forbid, Mike Huckabee, wins the White House, this possibility goes up considerably.

And of course, a disastrous scenario doesn't necessarily have to equal WW3: Israel could go Samson if invaded and hit hard enough....oil prices would skyrocket and could stay high for some years, and the Middle East would be a mess for decades to come. Even worse, both Russia and the U.S. could see a future 9/11, maybe worse!