Expert explains two ways WW3 could actually be triggered as Putin's general claims it's 'already begun'

Geopolitical tensions are at an all time high right now, with many fearing we're on the brink of a third world war. Now, one expert has detailed the two ways we could be plunged into global conflict.

The world is certainly a turbulent place right now after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the rising tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran a massive cause for concern.

Both Israel and Iran have been trading strikes over the weekend, with three civilians being killed in an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv.

While tensions rise there and seemingly no end in sight with the Russia-Ukraine war, the talk of WW3 is never far away.

And according to security expert Professor Anthony Glees, such conflicts could be a 'blueprint' for how future tensions could develop into WW3.

Tensions are rising in the US (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Speaking to The Mirror, the expert detailed two ways a devastating world war could come to fruition.

The lecturer at the University of Buckingham in the UK explained: "First, that Iran hits back hard, is supported by its admittedly weakened proxies, Hezbollah, the Houthis and what's left of Hamas, as well as its chums in the region and beyond."

Such action could potentially lead to WW3, changing lives across the globe.

The expert then outlined the second way he reckons a third world war could erupt.

A 'distracted' US could begin WW3, according to the expert (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Now, we all know the US is an absolute juggernaut of a country, and it's why every country watches on with dread whenever Donald Trump takes to Truth Social to announce policy changes or criticise fellow leaders.

Well, Glees has warned the likes of Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong-Un, and China's Xi Jinping might see a 'distracted' US as the opportunity to begin WW3.

"We recall that Putin is firing Shahed drones at Ukraine. Now is the time to pursue their own bugbears in Ukraine, South Korea and Taiwan," the expert shared.

"Naturally we hope this won't happen. But if it does, I think what Israel has been doing since about 3.00am gives us a blueprint for what could happen to us here in Europe."

It comes as Apti Alaudinov, one of Putin's generals, has added fuel to the fire after calling for the Russian leader to mobilize troops and remind the world of the country's vast nuclear arsenal.

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Taking to Telegram, Alaudinov wrote: "We need to declare mobilisation."

Suggesting that Russia could deploy up to one million troops, the general concluded: "We need to prepare at least half a million people in advance. But realistically one million people. We need to call them up and start preparing them for the fact that the war has already begun, which we already know is happening - World War 3.

"But it has already taken on a new turn and a new momentum.

"And so that no one dares to play with us the way they played with all the other countries, and now with Iran. Believe me, we all need to unite, unite, unite at all levels."