World War III theme

There is a hypothetical third worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II.

21 total · 2 major · 18 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Damnation Alley (1977) major We saw the destruction of civilization in a nuclear Third World War and the subsequence post apocalyptic aftermath.
movie: The Omega Man (1971) major A border conflict between China and the Soviet Union had erupted into a worldwide biological war leaving most of the world's population dead.
columbo1971e3x06 minor Institute researchers and military men simulated an all out war between the Western and Eastern powers, described as World War III, that ended in a "total defeat" for the Western powers with a 75% mortality rate in the Western hemisphere alone.
movie: A Boy and His Dog (1975) minor Vic and Blood discussed World War III.
movie: Akira (1988) minor The story is set in Tokyo in the year 2019 - 31 years after this war.
movie: Cafe Flesh (1982) minor The nuclear apocalypse was suggested by one man to have occurred during this hypothetical future war.
movie: Earth II (1971) minor The possibility of a nuclear war with Red China was discussed.
movie: Equilibrium (2002) minor It was mentioned that the totalitarian city-state Libria had been established by survivors of this hypothetical war.
movie: Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) minor Dr. Hidaka mentioned that World War III might occur any minute.
movie: Genesis II (1973) minor An event called "The Great Conflict" (i.e. a third and final World War) destroyed the civilization of Hunt's time.