World War III (Revolt against Heaven)

World War Three (WWIII or WW3), also known as the The Great War, The Nuclear War, or The Hot War, was a global war that lasted from 2024 to 2032, though related conflicts began earlier. The conflict remains the deadliest in human history and the most damaging financially. The war involved the vast majority of all nations, including the United States of America, Russia (later the The Eurasian Union), China, and the European Union. Over 135 million people died from World War Three directly, while the number of total dead including radiation poisoning, famine, and revolution is unknown. Estimated numbers place the total dead at an approximate 200 million. The war was fought between two sides, the Continental Pact, and the Allies.

World War Three's outcome is indecisive, yet many historians recognize a victory of the Continental Pact. The end of the war resulted in the establishment of Eurasian-aligned communist governments throughout Europe, the inclusion of multiple European nations into the Eurasian Union, the dissolution of the European Union, and the introduction of Japan and India into Chinese communist political influence. The war also caused widespread economic issues for North America that would ultimately result in the formation of the North American Union. The entirety of participating nations provided their entire economic, industrial, manual, and scientific power behind the war effort.

World War three's roots have been traced to the 2010s and the COVID-19 pandemic. After the Iain M. Banks estate destroyed The Culture and its fanbase in the Second Purge, many resistance cells began fighting those responsible, leading to the Scottish Civil War in which the estate was finally defeated and the Fourth British Civil War. A number of these cells eventually joined together and became the global threat to the governments.