Has World War III Already Begun?
Some think so.
August 8, 2025: Trump Turns Up the Heat on Russia with Nuclear Submarine Order
Donald Trump announced Friday that he ordered two nuclear submarines to be “positioned in the appropriate regions” amid a war of words with Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council. Medvedev reminded Trump on Thursday about his country’s Soviet-era, doomsday strike capabilities that would launch nukes even if all of Russia’s leaders were killed.
“Based on [Medvedev’s] highly provocative statements … I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances,” the president said on Truth Social.
Earlier in the week, Trump shortened the deadline for Putin to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine to “10 or 12 days,” saying he is “not so interested in talking anymore.”
- China is positioned to reclaim Taiwan in the next two years.
- Israel is at war with Iran, with the United States as its partner.
- Genocide in Gaza continues at the hands of Israel and the United States.
- The war in the Ukraine (a proxy war between the United States and Russia) continues.
- Plus, a number of other festering armed conflicts.
- The United States is woefully unprepared to engage in these armed conflicts around the world simultaneously. If engaged, the United States will lose.
- The U.S. national debt is now $37 trillion. Projected-2030: $45-$48 trillion.
2034: $52-$56 trillion. - As of August 2025, the Doomsday Clock stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to symbolic catastrophe in its 78-year history reflects escalating global threats including: Nuclear tensions: Climate inaction: Emerging technologies (Risks from AI, biological science misuse, and cyber vulnerabilities are growing faster than governance can keep up). The move from 90 to 89 seconds was described as a “stark signal” that even a single second closer to midnight represents extreme danger and a call for urgent global action, i.e., World War III.
Below are links to two interviews: Eddie O’Brien, an Irish colleague influenced by David Bohm, with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson. And Tucker Carlson with John Mearsheimer. Wilkerson, a forty-year veteran of the military and the US State department compares current events with the skirmishes that preceded World Wars I and II. From his perspective World War III has already begun, a concern mirrored by John Mearsheimer. Sobering.
The interview links: use the passwords to access
https://vimeo.com/1107191575
PW: WWIII-1
https://vimeo.com/1107193741
PW: WWIII-2
The attached PDF shares background, context and some thought-provoking overlaps.
I asked AI to share background on Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and I was surprised where the thread ended up. You may be too.
“Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and Professor Jeffrey Sachs interpret the Ukraine conflict—especially through the lens of CIA involvement, neoconservative strategy, and the broader historical arc of U.S. foreign policy. Their views intersect with thinkers like John Mearsheimer and John Lamb Lash, offering a layered critique of Western power dynamics.”
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AI Response:
🇺🇸 Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, is a retired U.S. Army officer who served as Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell during the George W. Bush administration, from 2002 to 2005. His relationship with Powell spanned more than a decade, including Powell’s time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State…