Putin has also accused Ukraine of committing genocide and called its government a Nazi regime, claims for which there is no evidence. Putin brought the threat of nuclear activity to the forefront in recent days when he ordered Russian nuclear forces to shift to a higher state of alert he called 'special combat readiness.' President Joe Biden and other Western leaders have criticized Putin, calling his country's actions a violation of international law. Russian forces attacked Ukraine on February 24, entering from several directions, with troops headed toward its capital, Kyiv. While a happy ending such as this is common in Clancy's America-first thrillers, it's yet unclear that we'll see a similar outcome in a war that's already claimed hundreds of lives and forced 800,000 people to flee. In Clancy's book, the crisis is resolved when a KGB-led coup usurps the fictional Russian leader before he is able to launch a nuclear strike on the Allied forces.

The cover of the video game based on Tom Clancy's 1986 novel 'Red Storm Rising' In fact, the author subsequently developed one based on the book – the game was released on the PC, Atari, and Commodore 64 platforms in 1988. What ensues in Clancy's book is an action packed, multi-theater military procedural that, at times, feels like something out of a video game. But a key difference between Clancy's scenario and the real Russian invasion is that Ukraine is not a part of NATO, the world's most powerful alliance that includes the nuclear powers the US, France and the UK. In real life: Russian officials including Russian leader Vladimir Putin repeatedly based their new military attack on Ukraine on the lie that a genocide was taking place in Ukraine.

To justify their intentions while keeping the initial attack a secret, the USSR devises a false flag operation by planning an attack on the Kremlin that they blame on NATO-affiliated West Germany. The book's plot: after one of its major oil refineries is destroyed by Azerbaijani militants, the USSR determines it must seize the oil supply in the Persian Gulf, which is protected by NATO.

Two years after publishing his blockbuster submarine warfare thriller 'The Hunt For Red October,' Clancy (in collaboration with war game designer Larry Bond) penned 'Red Storm Rising,' a 725-page military techno-thriller about a global conflict provoked by the then-Soviet Union. More than three decades before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, bestselling author Tom Clancy imagined a scenario that shares similarities with the events that have ruled recent headlines. Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for Tom Clancy's 1986 novel 'Red Storm Rising.' President Reagan reportedly recommended the book to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.'Red Storm Rising' was one of two Clancy books that takes place outside the Jack Ryan-verse.In 1986, author Tom Clancy published a novel about a global conflict provoked by the USSR.If WW3 starts from Russia attack and next escalation against Ukraine, by my personal opinion allies will be: all NATO members, Japan, South Korea, Australia, probably Finland and Sweden, and maybe much more other countries (if nuclear weapons will be included). Michal Danilak's answer to What would happen if there was a WWIII? Posssible scenario for non-nuclear WW3 see also: Most of the people in Europe don’t understand this simple fact. To be ally of super power in time of the global nuclear war means that some nuclear missiles very probably visit your big cities and Europe will be the main battlefield in the hypothetical case of Russia vs. And all mid powers will be inclinating to the some super-power.Īnd what about EU as military ally for USA? After the Brexit from the military point of view it is really funny region with military only on mid power level and very complicated military decision making. And we have also set of mid powers such as Pakistan, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Brasil, later Nigeria and probably Japan - because of China. In the future (30 years later) also India has chance to become super-power, so situation will be much more complicated. In this case allies will be only Israel and some of NATO members (probably not all). Worst case for USA is scenario n.4, when Russia and China are together and can have possible support of the Muslim world and Africa. Russia (for all next scenarios: direct conflict- also on the land of main powers, indirect conflict - for example in Middle East). There are 5 main possible scenarios including main powers: There are 3 main powers, which can be core of the WW3 - USA, Russia and China. Only then you can correctly answer the question. Is this war nuclear and are strategic ICBM included?.

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