World War III (Georgia Escalation)

World War III
St. Petersburg being nuked, August 9, 2008.
Date August 9-10, 2008 (de-facto) (1 day) August 9, 2008 - August 12, 2028 (de-jure) (20 years & 3 days) Location Worldwide Result Inconclusive • Nuclear strikes across the world • Collapse of most nations • Collapses of NATO and CSTO • Beginning of the Dark Ages
Belligerents
United States NATO: Belgium Bulgaria Canada Czechia Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Turkey United Kingdom Japan South Korea India Australia Taiwan New Zealand Georgia	Russia CSTO: Armenia Belarus Kazhakstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Ukraine Pakistan China North Korea

World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3 and also commonly referred to as the War of 2008, the Last Great War or most notably as Judgement Day, was a global conflict that took place mainly during August 9-10, 2008. It was fought primarily between the US and NATO against Russia & the CSTO.

It is generally accepted by most historians that the war began as a result of Russia's invasion of Georgia & the Black Sea Incident that happened on August 9, 2008, resulting in the US retaliating with nuclear weapons. The Americans first responded by destroying targets all across European Russia to hamper its ability to retaliate. Minutes before, the Russian retailed by attacking important civilian & military targets. By 5 AM on August 10, the war was over, as both sides had collapsed by then.

Historians generally agree that World War III resulted in no victors but only worldwide destruction, with only a few pre-Doomsday nations retaining their governments. As the years progressed, many more people would die of untreated diseases and injuries, criminal gangs would fight in the radioactive streets of the nuked cities, and new nations would form out of the ashes of their predecessors. By 2013, the world population was only 2 billion, whereas in 2007, it was 6 billion. The war officialy ended on August 12, 2028 with the signing of the Treaty of Vinemont.