Just a place to discuss theories on what you think may happen if a major war was declared?

My own thoughts are that Russia and America will be quite pally for the next four years, and America will sit back whilst Putin expands his empire across the Baltic states.

This will result in Britain, Germany, France and Italy getting together to try to stem the tide.

Russia will advance as far as Poland, and will stop, they may even attempt to get into Germany. The prospect of a nuclear war will deter them from advancing further than that though.

In the meantime, the Americans and Chinese will clash in the South China Sea. The Russians will turn a blind eye to that, considering that they are carving up Europe in the meantime. Japan will take America's side, as will South Korea. The North will attempt to nuke Seoul, resulting in the Americans nuking Pyongyang. China will distance itself from North Korea's actions. In the meantime, China will expand into The Philippines using Manila as a base alongside it's newly made islands, in exchange for providing infrastructure and support to the Filipino Government. In the meantime, that Government will continue with its "war on drugs" that some will interpret as a war on the poor. If North Korea nukes Japan, or China, then the Americans will respond by nuking Manila to try to get a foothold in the South China Sea. Whether or not this escalates will depend on China's response. In the meantime, ISIS will form a caliphate in the Southern Philippines, something that will result in Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia sending troops to the island of Mindanao

The Americans and Russians will have an uneasy friendship in fighting in Syria and Iraq, ISIS may get pegged back, or may decide to form a caliphate somewhere else (see above).

With all gloves off, India and Pakistan will go to war.

In the meantime, all internet connections are down. The UK government will set up an "intranet" that will provide the news and views that they want us to see. However, the loss of the internet will cost the UK economy billions. Further, the loss of the internet will have a bigger effect on the UK population than the blitz.

There will be space wars too, as each side blows up satellites, and other satellites are taken down by the debris. Communication will cease to exist as we know it.

Sporting fixtures will be cancelled, the Royal Family will be carted off somewhere for their safety. General Elections will be suspended, and there may be a form of martial law in the UK. The US will still hold elections, and Trump's re-election will depend on his success in the war with China. If the US are struggling, Trump may not even last 4 years, and his replacement may be opposed to Russian expansionism into Europe. In which case, there will be a full scale nuclear war, and it'll be time to say goodbye and head off to a remote Scottish island for the nuclear winter.