To feel anxious about WW3

The thing is in a nuclear war nowhere will be safe. Even in a conventional war its the idiots trying to carry all their shit that get shot.
In the event of war you don't just run for the hills etc, you stay put until ordered to evacuate and then go where your told with a bag with your id, a change of clothes, some snacks, wwater and maybe a 1st aid kit. And let's be honest none or that needs to be packed until the outbreak of war or invasion of the country you are in.
Honestly where do you think would be safe if we're invaded or being bombed?
Having had the misfortune of having been in a country when everything went to shit I really do chuckle at prepers like you who think everyone just getting on with life have their heads in the sand when in reality rather than those who flee to places they have designated safe areas are just making a bigger target of themselves because they will be fighting off all the other prepers and the invading forces.
Your generation need to learn not to be afraid of what may never happen before it does, living in a constant state of fear isn't healthy, if it happens we deal with it then otherwise just live life as normal like we did and still do

Honestly never thought we would be hit by covid. all I can say is we shouldn't be worrying about what may or may not happen. I'm sure we all have more imminent things to focus on. all the good things...family, pets, sunny days, we will all adjust.
Try and focus on all the great things life has to offer.

Kindly, it really is a pointless worry, OP. Even if it were going to happen there is bugger all we can do about it. Focus on the things you can control.

What people are saying is that the current conditions are rape for a world war, because they are very similar to what has gone before. Lots of regional wars, a crazy man who threatens Europe, countries aligning with other countries' political or religious systems. They are warning us not to sleep walk into something bigger. I think we should be cautious. NATO's defence spending announcement is a big win. It shows that allied countries take the threat seriously. And while we definitely have some really power hungry world leaders at the moment intent on destabilising the status quo, we have many others who are being sensible, pragmatic and diplomatic.

Besides all of this, if Russia can create chaos from afar, interfering in elections, attacking infrastructure through cyber attacks etc, it doesn't actually need to put boots on the ground. There's another school of thought that we are already in WW3, it's just not what we've traditionally known as warfare. It's about destabilising social fabric to build a new world order.

The range and complexities of alliances are just too complex to enable the UK to align with anyone in particular (other than our European neighbours). We can't rely on the US as we have done, we have too much trade with China and improved relations, we're not too happy with Israel and are pulling away, we're diplomatic but cautious towards Iran, we have shared history with Pakistan and India. The only country we have real animosity towards is Russia. And Putin won't live forever. Hopefully.

Love how so many wear blinkers. Do you think the other countries at war Ukraine, Russia etc etc that the common people thought it would ever happen and they would be forced to flee. You can shut your eyes and ears to all that is brewing that's not propaganda and fact and continue to eat,drink and be merry or you can have some sort of wit about you for the just incase as the worlds anti brews and ups. I'm not even old and literally most of the town I live in had ideas of what to do, where to go, go bags prepped etc, not to scare monger but to just be ready for anything anytime

How is that "Silly"? It's petrifying the world we live in today. It's not as enjoyable anymore because there is a chance

We've been through this scenario many times before, especially the cold war in the 1980s when as kids we had nightmares of nuclear bombs, and this was pre digital media!

It's very unlikely but if it happens we can't do much about it anyway. Just hope there is more than the 2 minute warning which I can still hear from the 1980s adverts.

I've not really seen this hype and I don't want to search to get myself worked up looking for it.

I guess it's sensible to keep stocks, candles etc at any time. Xxx

I wasn't necessarily talking about nuclear war. We've already seen Russia and the US eyeing up bits of land that don't belong to them.

There are other countries waiting in the wings to make their gains if things kick off properly.

Its the media. But even if it did happen us mere mortals can’t change anything so why get anxious over it? It’s a waste of your energy and mental space.

Pre WW2 a country could win wars and gain land and wealth.

In the nuclear age there would be no winner. Everyone would die. Massive difference.

..was exactly what they said before wwii

I spent a good proportion of my childhood terrified to death about a nuclear holocaust. Which of course never happened.

If it comes, it comes, but I will be surprised. I think we dont know enough to make a judgement.

So live every day for what its worth.

Stop watching the propaganda machine news…problem solved.

Anything you can’t control forget. Go live your life. The are always worries and what ifs, but you can’t live your life like that.

I can’t believe the complacent ignorance here

What can we do about it? What's the point of stressing oneself? Most people are busy enough working/raising families/living etc

I don't wonder about all these similar threads. Nudging public thinking in a certain way.

Don’t panic. We go through this every few years.

@Loulabelle1234 I'm going to guess that your to young to remember the cold War when we were constantly under a greater threat of nuclear annihilation every day.
We were regularly at defcon 2 (all out imminent war is defcon 1) and occasionally at defcon 1 such as during the Cuban missile crisis.
We are currently sitting at level 3/4 depending on who you listen to.
Basically what I'm saying is stop worrying as it likely won't happen and if it does noone will survive it and if you live within 5 miles of a military Base, major city or important infrastructure you're in the vaporisation zone so won't know it happened.

I don't think anyone has suggested we are immune? Just that it's very VERY unlikely.

What would be the point? Everyone dead within a year or two. The earth would recover, perhaps some animals, but us? Not a hope.

I can’t believe the complacent ignorance here. We are lucky to have lived through an era where there has been no war but it isn’t guaranteed. I don’t think there is any reason to panic at the moment but neither do I believe we are immune.

If it does happen I very much doubt it’ll be a nuclear war. More a war of disruption and suffering due to water/power cuts and problems with food/medications.

KS just wants to look powerful with all the nuclear talk, making warheads, buying planes that can carry nuclear weapons etc . Spending all the money on ‘defence’ and then ripping away support from the disabled . At the rate he’s going there won’t be many people left to defend.

Im not going to say it's not going to happen. None of us plebs will know.

What I am going to say is stop letting the news and media into your life. Completely stop. It's better for the brain if we can just switch off from it.

Please get a grip OP - maybe put a limit your news/ social media intake. You can’t trust what you read and see these days it’s mostly all media hype, propaganda or even worse AI generated. Just focus on what’s in your control and filter out the rest. If it happens it happens.

I think that it’s a valid fear and it doesn’t mean you are being unreasonable - so much social media and scare mongering at the moment no wonder you feel frightened !

I don’t am not worried about ww3. In all honesty there is so much of it that is totally out of a single persons control so worrying about it seems fruitless but I empathise with your anxiety

Honestly OP I'm 67 and have been there, done that in the Fear stakes.

Absolutely no point in worrying or trying to plan where to go in the event. There would be nowhere "safe" to go, roads jammed, no flights no ships.

If you managed to get somewhere remote you'd be fighting - literally - for that haven with countless people. Even if you managed to get it you'd then be defending it endlessly.

And what are you going to drink? Eat? Grow?

How would you clean the air you breathe?

I'm not saying all this to frighten you, but to reassure you that the reason why MAD works is because no-one can possibly win.

Read "On the beach" by Neville Shute. Even Australia cops it though not a single atomic bomb is dropped in the entire southern hemisphere.

Turn off the news and take a break from it all.