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Musk: 'nuclear WWIII could erupt at any time'

By T.K. Randall
December 14, 2015 ·  27 comments

Image: Elon Musk at the SpaceX CRS-8 post-launch press conference
Credit: Kim Shiflett / (PD) NASA Musk, who also founded PayPal and Tesla Motors, has warned that a rise in religious extremism could ultimately lead to a global conflict far worse than any that have come before.

The billionaire tech guru has also predicted the growth of a worldwide anti-technology movement that could stop mankind from achieving important milestones such as landing a human on Mars.

"You know, in 1912 they were proclaiming a new age of peace and prosperity, saying that it was a golden age, war was over," he told GQ Magazine."And then you had World War I followed by World War II followed by the Cold War."

"So I think we need to acknowledge that there's certainly a possibility of a third World War, and if that does occur it could be far worse than anything that's happened before."

The full interview can be viewed - here.

Source: Gizmodo | Comments (27)

Tags: Elon Musk, World War 3, Nuclear