World War III (Metathesiophobia)

World War III (WW3 or WWIII), also known as the Third World War or the War on Pax Americana, was a global conflict that lasted from 2047 to 2054. The conflict involved a vast majority of the international community, including the four world superpowers at the time, between two military factions: the Islamabad Organization and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, though many other factions got involved including a majority of the European Union, a minority of the African Union, and several unaffiliated countries in Arabia and Oceania. World War III was the first formal nuclear conflict, and marked the first time that DEFCON1 was enacted in the United States. The conflict was the deadliest in human history ahead of World War II, with each side suffering mass casualties as the war continued. The trade war between China and the United States resulted in a deep economic recession in continental Asia which it wouldn't recover from until decades later. Millions died from nuclear exchange, starvation, massacres conducted by the Islamabad Organization, disease, and poverty which resulted in hypothermia due to the coldest winter in American history happening late into the war in the United States. Bombings were common throughout the war, the most notable being the Chinese bombing of Chicago in December 2049.

The earliest traces of World War III date back to the Chinese invasion of Taiwan in late 2046, which resulted in the occupation of the island in less then a month. It wasn't until January 2047 when the war was formally declared. The Jammu Clash was a violent armed conflict that raged on from January until late February 2047 between the Chinese and Pakistani government and India, with the war goal being the division of Jammu and Kashmir between Pakistan and China into North and South Jammu, with the north being governed by China and the south by Pakistan. The conflict resulted in a victory for Pakistan and China, with India forced to give up their claims in Jammu and Kashmir. The settlement of the longtime border dispute resulted in a surge of nationalism in both Pakistan and China, and a socialist rebellion to spark in India secretly backed by China through arms supplement and economic funding. The combination of the Jammu Clash and the socialist revolt in India left the United States, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, forced to declare war to defend its allies. World War III was formally declared by Joe Biden and a majority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states on March 3, 2047, marking the beginning of the deadliest conflict in human history.

The declaration of war left the Chinese and Pakistani government unsure of how to defend themselves against one of the most powerful and influential military alliances at the time, so they agreed on establishing the Islamabad Organization, a military alliance that prioritized bringing down the Americans' tight grasp over international politics. At first, many countries were too afraid of the United States and its equally powerful allies to apply for admission, but that changed in early April when Russia joined the Islamabad Organization and joined World War III. Upon the admission of Russia, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and Syria applied for admission.

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