Should we be worried about war

[Seasidesand76]

Seen a lot in the news about Ukraine using USA missiles against Russia. I've been thinking more along the lines that it won't start a WW3 and will resolve at some point without the UK getting directly involved in war. But there seems to be more and more tension and threats of an all out war recently.

Should we be worried about WW3? I haven't been prepping or anything but does make me wonder if I should start getting a few days worth of food in case. At the same time I don't want to go down the prepper hole and start getting over the top.

The minerals in Ukraine are not needed to save the world economy - nor as you put it either. But if you think that is what the senator meant, are you saying that he supports Ukrainians dying and their land being destroyed just so that the west has a monopoly on the minerals? That is appalling, morally and otherwise.

Economic power interests were key factors in decison making in ww 1 and ww2, and numerous other conflicts, this is nothing new. But no, the minerals are not needed to save the world economy.

No.
The people that "find things concerning" are generally those that live under a blanket for most of their lives and only pay too little attention too late when it's fashionable to be concerned, although they never manage to find it fashionable to be informed.

@MissConductUS what minerals exactly is the senator talking about, and where are they, are they in Donbas or Crimea or both?

Totally agree, anyone who has worked in any MOD base over the last 30 or 40 years or listened to the news at all, would be familiar with "controlled explosions"

Its when they are not controlled is when we really have to worry.

Putin has been using nerve and radio active poisoning in the UK over the 20 years or so & before that, other Russian leaders have killed people over here too.

@DesdamonasHandkerchief
The Nk soldiers are in Russia as they have a defiance contract with them. They are not in Ukraine

What a relief!

So I have no idea why Keir has decided to escalate when we in the Uk are so vulnerable both political and geographically. I do not want to risk being in a war for Ukraine

We have nuclear capability. MAD keeps us 'safe' and we have a responsibility to help Ukraine. We have a programme for Ukrainian refugees.

Keir Starmer has the intelligence to know what he's doing.

Then I suggest you get yourself informed. Keir hasn't escalated anything, and it could end tomorrow if putin gets his troops back to Russia and stops willy waving.

So it's okay for NK to enter the war on russia's side as long as they stay in russia so by that reckoning it's fine for Poland say, to put boots on the ground for Ukraine as long as they stay in Ukraine and have a defence contract?
Also let's not forget that NK denied their involvement at all initially, do we really believe NK troops will stay in Kursk?

Britain is being invaded by the third world. Invaded by people invited by a treacherous government.
I'm more worried about starmer than Putin.... especially as tony Blair if back whispering in two tiers ear.
Putin won't waste his time invading a country where the kids don't know what changing room to use

What on earth do you mean?

Which bit are you struggling with love?

The prime minister isn't escalating anything.

Silly wee sausage.

So the russians can't complain about non Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine

Glad that's cleared up

It's a proxy war between Russia and the west.
The west funded zelenski then invested in a country on Russia's border. There was western bio labs up against russian territory.
The whole world has its eyes on Ukraines resources... being against the wests actions doesn't mean you support Putin.

Bio labs🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

House!!!!

The bio weapons labs nonsense is QAnon rubbish:

How a QAnon conspiracy theory about Ukraine bioweapons became mainstream disinformation It started as a fringe belief. - Now it's an official stated reason for Russia’s invasion

See also:

How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right

Try to be a bit more skeptical. If it sounds like Russian propaganda, it's probably Russian propaganda.

I never used the work "save", so please don't intentionally misquote me. I said a monopoly on them would hurt the world economy. It is basic economics that monopolies are harmful.

Graham also never said that Ukrainians should resist the invasion to help the economy for that reason. He was simply pointing out that it's one reason helping them is in the west's interest.

If only you had a world of information at your fingertips.

Today in the Guardian

Finns, he said, are “quite cool-headed about the threat”, but preparedness is at the heart of that. “Intelligent preparedness as well as societal resilience. It’s all part of the whole-of-society approach that Finland has and we have had for a long time already.”

@Lyannaa

"we have a responsibility to help Ukraine. We have a programme for Ukrainian refugees.

Keir Starmer has the intelligence to know what he's doing."

Why does the UK have a responsibility whelp Ukraine?

I get that many see it as morally the right to do but that doesn't make it a responsibility and indeed there are a lot of conflicts around the world where many would argue that morally the UK should get involved but it doesn't (Sudan, Gaza, Myanmar, Xinjiang etc)

Ask George Ezra!

@Stravaig was just coming on to post that about Finland.

@herecomesautumn English please!

Yes he has. He has just allowed storm shadow missiles to strike Russia