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- Oct 15, 2023
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In the Ghost in the Shell universe: "Although referred to as a world war, the term "World War IV" appears to encompass multiple regional conflicts that happened to break out in the same period and for similar reasons, primarily the devastation and dysfunction brought on by World War III. At least four major conflicts are described: a war centered on Southeast Asia and China gave World War IV its alternate name of the "Second Vietnam War" and contributed to the Refugee Crisis in Japan years later; a war of attrition between Europe and Asia that became deadlocked in the summer of 2020; an invasion of Mexico and South America by the American Empire backed by United Nations peacekeepers in 2020 that eventually stalled out due to endless guerrilla attacks; and the Peninsular War or Second Korean War of 2024 that ended with the reunification of Korea under a democratic government."
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Professor Albert Einstein was asked by friends at a recent dinner party what new weapons might be employed in World War III. Appalled at the implications, he shook his head.
After several minutes of meditation, he said. "I don't know what weapons might be used in World War III. But there isn't any doubt what weapons will be used in World War IV."
"And what are those?" a guest asked.
"Stone spears," said Einstein.
Joe Laitin reports that reporters at Bikini were questioning an Army Lt. about what weapons would be used in the next war. I dunno, he said, but in the war after the next war, sure as hell, they'll be using spears!
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General Omar Bradley, "If we have World War III, then World War IV will be fought with bows and arrows."
Assuming the world would NOT be completely devastated by nuclear war:
What do you think a fourth world war would be about? What do you think it would look like?
World War IV
World War IV, also known as Non-Nuclear World War IV and the Second Vietnam War, was a world war in the Ghost in the Shell universe that occurred sometime between 2015 at the earliest and 2024 at the latest. It is described as a "non-nuclear" conflict because the countries involved did not...
Professor Albert Einstein was asked by friends at a recent dinner party what new weapons might be employed in World War III. Appalled at the implications, he shook his head.
After several minutes of meditation, he said. "I don't know what weapons might be used in World War III. But there isn't any doubt what weapons will be used in World War IV."
"And what are those?" a guest asked.
"Stone spears," said Einstein.
Joe Laitin reports that reporters at Bikini were questioning an Army Lt. about what weapons would be used in the next war. I dunno, he said, but in the war after the next war, sure as hell, they'll be using spears!
Did Albert Einstein Say World War IV Will be Fought 'With Sticks and Stones'?
A quote appears to paraphrase remarks made by the famed physicist — but he wasn't the first to warn about the dangers of nuclear weapons.
www.snopes.com
General Omar Bradley, "If we have World War III, then World War IV will be fought with bows and arrows."
Assuming the world would NOT be completely devastated by nuclear war:
What do you think a fourth world war would be about? What do you think it would look like?
