Shocking simulation 'reveals' which five countries would be ‘untouchable’ in WW3 and explains why

As global political tensions remain high, the fear of World War 3 looms, and one video has highlighted what nations could prove to be untouchable.

Concerns of the new international conflict are not anything new, and have pretty much always been a point of conversation following the end of the second world war. While the ‘teams’ for World War 3 are somewhat undecided, nations that are currently at odds with one another are hardly exactly expected to team up (unless some extraordinary extenuating circumstances occur).

With that said, conflicts involving China, the US, and Russia spark greater fear that World War 3 could be fast approaching, and some nations may be more ‘safe’ from invasion or attack from these big hitters than others.

A simulation video from popular YouTube page The Infographics Show has highlighted what countries could prove nigh untouchable should a massive global conflict break out again.

The surrounding mountains of Iran make a land invasion near impossible (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)

Iran

Iran's tensions with the US are constantly bubbling, but the US is very much aware of the difficulties of fighting the nation if World War 3 should break out. The geography of Iran plays a massive part in protecting the nation, according to the video.

The simulation showed that Zagros Mountains (in the west) and the Alborz Mountains (of the north) make the easiest land routes difficult to maneuver and are easily defensible for the nation.

An amphibious approach also comes with issues due to Iran’s short range missile capabilities.

Ultimately, the mountain layout makes both approach and occupying the land very difficult.

Australia

Australia is certainly approachable from basically all of its sides, but it is also a continent all on its own.

While its historic allies, the US and much of the West, are powerful, they still remain quite far away.

The video highlights that during WW2 when Japan attacked the nation, they still had to travel roughly 4,000 miles to attack the nation in the first place.

While other nations in south Asia are closer, they still have the issue of only really being able to stage amphibious and air landings, as there is no land connection between Australia and anywhere else, making an invasion even more difficult.

Brazil

Like Iran, much of Brazil’s defenses against invasion stem from its geography.

According to the video, the majority of the country’s inland borders feature almost ‘completely impenetrable jungles.'

The southern borders are more built up and ‘fit for invasion’, but the routes along here regularly travel over water via bridges, making it easily defensible.

Because of this, water landing is preferable, but distance plays a massive factor in this, as a nation must travel the vast Atlantic Ocean to have hopes of getting to the country's coast.

Much of Brazil's inland border feature impenetrable jungles (COLLART Hervé/Sygma via Getty Images)

Brazil also has the second most powerful army in the Americas, is well equipped, and has an impressive navy, making invasion very difficult.

Switzerland

The simulation highlighted that any approach into Switzerland would be uphill, a nation’s geography again acting as a brilliant defender.

The video noted that this was part of the reason Switzerland has a long history of remaining ‘neutral’ in global conflicts, as it can rest comfortably between mountains, despite warring neighboring nations.

Massive world powers like the US and China would likely find themselves exhausted by the effort to invade the nation due to the many losses they would sustain due to the countries tight defenses and impressive army, despite it being small in nature.

United States

While the US doesn’t have the geographical benefits of being surrounded by mountains, it still remains difficult to invade.

An invasion of the US would mean covering one of two vast oceans, the north pacific or the north Atlantic.

A ground invasion of the US comes with a whole lot of problems (Borislav Troshev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

To do so could also mean you would need to pass or have a pact with the US’ current allies if you invaded from Europe or the Americas.

As well as this, America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world with an impressive military with money constantly flowing into it. Not to mention, the nation has military bases scattered around the world, meaning counterattacks are likely to be in play before an army even reached the US.

The video also pointed out that a powerhouses like Russia may struggle as they have not been able to conclude a war with their weaker and smaller Ukraine, despite them being a neighbor of the country.

China may fare better but does not appear to have the naval combat units necessary for a war so far away.

While the simulation revealed the nations that would prove very difficult to invade, stranger things have happened in history...