The population of the USA and Europe is waiting for the Third World War, rethinking the results of the Second — YouGov poll

Residents of the United States and Western Europe believe that in the next 10 years, due to tensions in relations with Russia, the Third World War may begin. It is reported by the British The Guardian with reference to a YouGov poll dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II.

Most of all, the French believe in the beginning of a new large—scale war in the next 5-10 years - a total of 55% consider it very or quite likely. Spain — 50%, Italy - 46%, Britain - 41%, Germany - 41%. USA - 45%

The majority (from 68% to 76%) expect that any new conflict will involve the use of nuclear weapons.

From 57% to 73% believe that there will be more victims in the Third World War than in the second The second. From 25% to 44% believe that the majority of people in the world will die.

At the same time, European residents do not believe that their army will be able to protect them (16% of Germans, 44% of French). 71% of Americans hope that the US Army will protect the country.

Almost half of Germans (46%) said that their country has achieved success since 1945, "assessing its military actions." 49% of Americans and 58% of Britons agreed with this opinion. Respondents in France (34%) and Italy (30%) are not particularly sure about this.

Against this background, almost half of Germans (47%) said that Germany was "overly repentant for its Nazi past," which prevented it from acting decisively enough in relation to "recent problems." Only 24% believe that their leaders have found the right balance.

When asked who did the most to preserve peace after the end of the war, the majority (52% vs. 66%) in all six countries answered that it was NATO, the majority (44% vs. 60%) gave credit to the UN for a "large" or "sufficient" contribution.

Between 45% and 56% of Western Europeans and Americans also believe that the EU has made a significant contribution to the absence of conflicts.