WW3 Threat Assessment: The War Has Quietly Started & No One’s Trying to Stop It!

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Thursday, 10 July 2025 - 2 hours 37 minutes

WARNING: The West is collapsing, nuclear threats are rising. Are we heading to World War 3? Ex-CIA spy and top experts discuss nuclear threats, AI manipulation, and sound the ALARM on rising tensions between US-Iran, Russia-Ukraine, and China-Taiwan. 

This Diary Of A CEO roundtable brings together 3 top experts: Former CIA intelligence officer Andrew Bustamante, nuclear war journalist Annie Jacobsen, and global politics expert Benjamin Radd to discuss the biggest threats facing the world right now. 

They explain: 

• How the West is collapsing and we can’t stop it. 

• How nuclear weapons are more dangerous today, not because of size, but speed.

• Why Iran’s influence in the Middle East is growing and what that means for the US.

• Why cyber attacks and social media are the new battlegrounds of power.

• How China is playing a long-term psychological and economic war. 

00:00 Intro
06:14 Are We Already in World War 3?
10:38 The Rise of Digital and Proxy Warfare
19:06 Iran’s 12-Day War and the Power of Narrative
23:52 Why Global Conflict Is About to Surge
25:13 Is Israel America's Proxy Against Iran?
36:48 One Miscommunication From Nuclear War
41:44 How AI Could Trigger a Global Catastrophe
43:25 Did Iran Nearly Develop a Nuclear Bomb?
46:28 How Close Was the US to Bombing North Korea?
55:17 Was Trump Right to Strike Iran?
01:00:15 The Psychology of World Leaders in Crisis
01:04:11 How Israeli Spies Infiltrated Iran
01:08:48 Why Didn’t Intelligence Stop Major Attacks?
01:11:20 Ads
01:12:29 What Happens Next With Iran?
01:16:21 Is Israeli Intelligence Misleading the U.S.?
01:20:34 Why Nuclear Weapons Still Dominate Policy
01:31:07 China vs. Taiwan: Is War Inevitable?
01:36:30 The 30% Chance of a Nuclear Dead Nation
01:40:42 Ads
01:46:34 Are Autonomous Nuclear Drones Safe?
01:53:06 Where Is Safe in a Nuclear War?
02:05:17 Can We Trust Leaders With Cognitive Decline?
02:08:06 How a Nuclear Missile Actually Gets Launched
02:16:21 Who Can Save the World From Collapse?
02:21:54 Escaping the Polarized Algorithm Trap
02:25:09 Preparing for AI Deepfakes and Scams

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