To not want to buy property for fear of WW3?

I sometimes think that on Mumsnet, if there's nothing in life to worry about, some members will think of something anyway!
Sorry OP! Just try to enjoy this position you're in and don't let fear take over.

I can't see why Stirling would be any more vulnerable than any other Scottish city.

There won't be ww3 though will there? A nuclear bomb here and there would put an abrupt end to it

You buying your house or not will make no difference in the event of WW3

If you're that worried, rent a place on a remote Scottish island, and convert your cash savings into gold bullion. Then worry about where to stash your gold bullion safely.

Money is virtual now.

Unless you keep your savings in cash under the bed, it won't survive the technological collapse should WW3 wipe out the banking and commerce computer systems.

Will money be worth anything if WW3, because if I had food I wouldn’t sell for a million pounds. It’s just plastic paper with no real value!

Better to convert your money into something that will be useful post apocalyptic war. Bottled water is my go to. Small bottles that I will be able to barter for other things. And before anyone starts going on about plastic bottles and landfill can I just remind them that in a post nuclear world items in landfill will be a resource not a liability.

I don’t think they will let you in.

I think Monty Don did an episode on this recently 😂

I think you need to stop buying so much tin foil and wake up! There’s a reason we’ve had a cold and not hot war since after WW2. Mutually assured destruction…. Ignore the hysteria in the press

Just when you think MN couldn’t possibly get any more batshit, someone surprises you.

Well done, OP. You’ve raised the bar.

Have you been watching Where the Wind Blows?

Just buy a property asap OP as WW3 may never happen but your rent and property prices will increase.

Have you considered counselling for your anxiety?

Sorry to add to the issue but I don't think household insurance would cover you in the event of WW3 and if it did can you imagine how long you would have to wait to get your claim paid?

This!

Plus WW3 will leave international airtravel and foreign currency exchange completely unscathed and operating totally normally.

I've just bought a house a mile away from a major nuclear Naval base.

If and when the red button is pushed, I won't know a thing about it. I'd rather be a shadow on the ground than try to survive a nuclear winter.😀

Hardly any houses got bombed in South Yorkshire in world war 1-2.

And they'll definitely ok a visa for the OP to rock up for an indefinite amount of time.

So I can totally relate to your thought process here OP. I went through years of catastrophing so many global events and panicking myself into all kinds of thoughts and actions that were so disproportionate. Later on in life I went for therapy for some seemingly unrelated issues that turned into a whole can of worms, and found that working through those knots relaxed my whole mind. I wonder if there is something underlying that you could get professional help to unpick here?

I would choose to buy my house, enjoy my garden and the local area and live my best life. If the worst happened, I've enjoyed my time rather than doing nothing out of fear.

We have a neighbour down the road from our farm who is prepping for armageddon, they have half a garage full of tins and bottles and have made plywood shutters for the windows (not sure how much use that will be) and have sand bags in their shed.

My wife said should we get some stuff in, I said no point, they have all the stuff already, but we have a shotgun and they don't😁

You need to call your GP.

And a financial advisor.

This!

Leeds is also a likely target because it's a financial hub.

As someone else pointed out, Skegness is a bit safer, or the very North of Scotland.

Gold, guns, knives, food/water and the ability to use them/fight would be your only essential items. You would be better being crushed by your house falling on top of you.