Originally Posted by kane

0.0% chance.

Russia and China are the only two countries that have militaries big enough to put up a real fight. China won't do it because they sell us all their shit.Attacking us would destroy them economically. Russia won't do it because the second that fight started NATO would be involved so they wouldn't be just taking on the US it would be most, if not all, of Europe. They are smart enough to know their only hope of winning is nukes and nukes mean everyone loses.

We could have some skirmishes in various places (think another Vietnam type conflict), but I can't imagine there being another world war in the next 4 years.