SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at the increasing risks of a full-scale conflict: World War 3.
Russian General Declares: ‘WW3 Has Already Started’
Over at the UK Express: Putin’s general calls for massive mobilisation as he declares ‘WW3 has already started’. The article begins:
“A Vladimir Putin general claimed today that World War 3 has already started following Israel’s strikes on Iranian soil on Thursday night. Maj-Gen Apti Alaudinov, 51, urged the Kremlin to carry out mass mobilisation of up to one million fresh troops.
In a message published on the social media platform Telegram on Friday, the deputy chief of the Russian armed forces’ main military-political directorate wrote: “We need to declare mobilisation.” Alaudinov, who is a prominent propagandist and the commander of the Chechnya-based Akhmat special forces, added: “We need to prepare at least half a million people in advance. But realistically one million people. We need to call them up and start preparing them for the fact that the war has already begun, which we already know is happening – World War 3. But it has already taken on a new turn and a new momentum.”
‘Tehran Will Burn’ Warning as WW3 Fears Explode
Israel-Iran Live: Chilling ‘Tehran will burn’ warning as WW3 fears explode.
Are We Heading for World War Three?
Over at The Week: Are we heading for World War Three? A pericope:
“China, North Korea and Iran are all supporting Russia, either with military hardware or actual troops on the ground. The worry is that the current, mostly geographically contained “hot war” is “threatening to engulf the entire European continent”, said the Daily Mail.
Iran Threatens US Involvement Will Lead to ‘All-Out War’
A New York Post headline from June 18th: Iran threatens US involvement will lead to ‘all-out war’ — as Tehran reportedly prepping to strike American military bases.
Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025
From the slightly left-leaning Stimson think tank: Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025.
China’s Military Plans to Defeat US in Taiwan War
From the globalist Newsweek: US General Details China Military Plans to Defeat US in Taiwan War. A quote”
“In his Thursday remarks at a House hearing focused on the Chinese Communist Party, retired General Charles Flynn, the former commander of the U.S. Army Pacific, told lawmakers that “the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is no longer distant or theoretical.”
Flynn spoke at a hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Also testifying were Mark Montgomery, former director of operations at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Kurt Campbell, deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025.”
Insurgency Intensifies in Myanmar
Another piece of Stimson analysis: The Arakan Axis: Insurgency Intensifies in Southwest Myanmar.
The Israel-Iran Conflict is Escalating
Reported on June 15th, in The Financial Times: Israel-Iran latest: Israel and Iran trade missile strikes as conflict escalates.
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