[News] The ghost of World War III rears its head ... and these are the most prominent weapons

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Talk has not stopped recently about the possibility of a third world war breaking out between the major international powers, especially the United States, Russia and China.

 

The last of these signals was the talk of the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, about the presence of signs of a global war at the gates, expressing his concern about the possibility of an armed conflict between America and China.

 

According to "Sky News", these two countries have the two most powerful economies in the world, and are armed with a terrifying nuclear arsenal, capable of annihilating the world several times.

 

But in the event of a war, what weapons might be used?

The American National Interest reported that the period following the end of World War II witnessed a boom in the world of weapons at all levels, and the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States nearly turned into an actual war.

 

The Cold War was a dangerous and strange period in the history of mankind, as the ideological differences were wide between the two parties and conventional and nuclear weapons were ready, and this was a strong and great threat to human civilization.

 

During that era, fears that war might break out at any moment, and these fears prompted the rapid development of weapons, so that each side would have an advantage in the event of the outbreak of fighting.

 

The result: a weapons race from infantry to nuclear bombs. However, the development of nuclear weapons was at an amazing pace, which contributed to the emergence of nuclear submarines and intercontinental nuclear missiles.

 

The largest weapon used in World War II was the "Little Boy" bomb, which is the atomic bomb that was dropped by an American strategic bomber over the city of Hiroshima in 1945, with a force of 15 kilotons, but the major powers were able to manufacture nuclear bombs with a devastating effect hundreds of times greater.

 

Developments in the world of weapons are not limited to nuclear bombs, as there are new and light weapons that appeared in the wake of World War II, such as the Kalashnikov rifle or "AK-47", which gained international fame due to its light weight and ease of learning to use.

 

And the former Soviet Union and its successor Russia made about 75 million pieces of this weapon, which is considered the most produced in the world.

 

And only 13 years after the end of the Cold War, the famous American "Phantom 4" fighter, which was able to carry ammunition estimated at 8 thousand kilograms, came to light. The United States was using this fighter in addition to Germany, Japan, Israel and Turkey.

 

The "Phantom" fighter has participated in the Vietnam War, the Iraqi-Iranian Arabs and the Gulf War, and it has a strong performance in defense, reconnaissance, interception and attack.

As for the British tank (Cheven), it was described as the most powerful during the Cold War, and it was an advanced version of the tank (Centurion) that was fought during World War II.

And the developments that it brought to it, an engine that made it more speedy and additional weapons, especially its cannon, which stopped with its strength on the artillery of the American "M60" tank and "T62" Russian.

 

This gave the tank more power in the face of enemy armies, and this tank participated in many wars, including the Iran-Iraq war.

 

These weapons were developed according to the belief of the military and political leaders at the time in anticipation of all confrontation scenarios, which may be limited to conventional weapons, as in the scenario of the invasion of West Germany or weapons of mass destruction in the event of a comprehensive confrontation between East and West.

 

The escalating tensions between the United States on the one hand, and China and Russia on the other hand, brought to mind memories of that era that almost ended with the devastating end of the world.

 

The major powers built their current arsenal depending on the arms race in the Cold War, although most of the weapons of that era were retired, as stealth fighters such as the F-35, made by the United States, appeared to be unimpeded, while China and Russia developed a terrifying arsenal of ballistic missiles. Which first appeared during the Cold War.