According to that, World War III is inevitable and will likely start within the next 10 years, a new survey conducted by the Atlantic Council, a global affairs think tank in Washington, has revealed. The survey saw over 300 experts weighing in on what the world could look like in 2035. While some of them predicted that a world war involving major nations like the US, China and Russia will likely break out in 2035, others said climate change will be the second greatest threat to the world in the next 10 years.