Number 10: Israel.

第十：以色列

If a Third World War were to ever break out,

如果爆發第三次世界大戰

the State of Israel probably would have the most to lose.

以色列可能會損失最多

Israel is reliant on imports

以色列的食物、燃料和工業

for its food, fuel and industries.

都依賴進口

In fact, water is such a hotly contested resource

事實上，在這裡水是許多人覬覦的資源

that the Israelis have often had to skirmish

以色列人時常為了保衛水資源

with their neighbors in order to secure

而與鄰近國家

reliable sources of water.

發生衝突

Even the best of times, Israel has been a nation

即使在以色列的全盛時期

on the brink of destruction

這個國家仍岌岌可危

and if World War III were to ever start,

如果三戰開打

the principal ally of Israel, the United States,

以色列的重要盟友美國

would have much bigger problems to deal with

將忙於處理更多重大問題

than trying to defend a nonstrategic piece of land

而沒有餘力幫助這片位於中東的軍家必爭之地

in the Middle East.

抵禦外敵

Israel is also extremely dependent on foreign aid

以色列也非常依賴外援

which is something that would almost immediately cease

因此若其盟友遭受攻擊

if its allies came under attack.

以色列便會立刻失去有力支援

This thin strip of desert land

這片長條狀的沙漠地

would also not be able to stand the harsh political reality

將會無法抵抗周邊這些輕視以色列的國家

of being surrounded by nations that despise Israel.

形成的嚴峻政治現實

This include Egypt,

包括埃及

which has been at war with Israel five times;

這個國家曾與以色列交戰5次

Jordan, which has been at war three times;

曾與以色列交戰3次的約旦

Syria, five times;

曾與以色列交戰5次的敘利亞

Lebanon, three times;

曾與以色列交戰3次的黎巴嫩

and Palestine, eight times.

還有曾與以色列交戰8次的巴勒斯坦

These factors and more

這些因素再加上其他未列出之考量

make Israel one of the worst places to be

導致以色列成為三戰中

in the case of a Third World War.

最劣勢的國家之一

Number 9: Russia.

第九：俄羅斯

During the Cold War, it was widely assumed

冷戰期間，世界普遍認為

that if Word War III were to ever break out,

若三戰爆發

the Soviet Union would be one of the combatants.

蘇聯將是參戰國之一

This reality hasn't changed much

現在的俄羅斯成立後

of the creation of modern Russia.

現實並沒有太大的改變

As of this video's release,

這部影片發布的同時

Russia's currently embroiled in two proxy wars

俄羅斯正捲入兩場非正面衝突的戰爭之中

against the United States and Ukraine and in Syria,

與美國和烏克蘭的戰爭，以及位在敘利亞的戰爭

and while this is an unlikely scenario,

這些戰爭看起來未必會發生

either of these conflicts could bring Russia into a war

但這些衝突都可能導致俄羅斯將來

against the United States and NATO.

與美國或是北約交戰

but Russia's involvement in a game of geopolitical chess

然而俄羅斯在這場地緣政治關係之戰中

with the United States is just the tip of the iceberg.

與美國的對立關係僅是冰山一角

Russia is a uniquely unsafe place

如果三戰爆發

if a Third World War were to ever break out.

俄羅斯即是非常不安全的地方

This is because of a Russian trigger system

因為俄羅斯有一套自衛系統

known as the Dead Man's Switch.

稱為「亡者的反擊」

The Dead Man's Switch is an automatic launching mechanism

這是一個自動發射機械裝置

that is linked to every missile in Russia's nuclear arsenal.

它與俄羅斯核武廠內的所有飛彈連結

The Dead Man's Switch

該系統

continuously monitors Russian territory

持續監控俄羅斯領土

and if a nuclear strike within Russia

如果系統的地震和輻射感測器

detected by its seismic and radioactivity sensors,

監測到有核武攻擊俄羅斯

the system automatically launches

該系統就會自動發射

every Russian ICBM in a retaliatory strike.

俄羅斯所有的洲際彈道飛彈來應戰

This system is designed to operate

設計這個系統的本意是

in the event that all of Russia's leadership

用在俄羅斯所有首長

is wiped out in a nuclear attack,

接受核武攻擊死亡之時

but even if Russian's leaders survive a nuclear strike,

但是即便俄羅斯的政府首長在核武攻擊中存活下來

the automatic launch order from the Dead Man's Switch

該系統所發出的自動發射指令

cannot be reversed.

也無法撤銷

Meaning, the Dead Man's Switch

也就是說，這個自衛系統

essentially doomed the Russian populous

基本上註定會讓全俄羅斯人民

to the ravages of nuclear war.

走向萬劫不復的核戰之中

Number 8: The United Kingdom.

第八：英國

Thanks to the United Kingdom's alliance

由於英國與美國及北約

with the United States and NATO,

的同盟關係

it cannot be disputed that the United Kingdom

英國非常有可能

would also get involved in any Third World War,

捲入第三次世界大戰之中

but the trouble is that the United Kingdom

但是問題在於

is extremely vulnerable.

英國十分脆弱

The British Isles currently have a much larger population

這個國家目前人口超過

than can be supported naturally

可自給的數量

and the United Kingdom is also a net importer of food,

與此同時，英國也十分仰賴進口食物

meaning that the inhabitants of the UK

也就是說如果阻斷英國的食物進口

would face instant starvation

英國人民會立即面臨

if they were ever cut off from their food shipments.

飢荒問題

Also, as of this video's release,

本部影片發布的同時

the Scottish National Party is poised

蘇格蘭民族黨正致力於

to end the United Kingdom's Nuclear Trident program

取消英國的三叉戟導彈核潛艇計畫

due to its excessive cost.

由於該計畫可能造成嚴重的損失

These attempts to disarm the UK's nuclear stockpile

撤除英國核武的儲存

may be smart in peace time,

在和平時代可能是聰明的選擇

but could leave the gate open for a nuclear first strike

但對於可能爆發的三戰來說

on the UK in the unlikely event of Third World War to occur.

反而是門戶大開地歡迎欲攻擊英國的核武

Number 7: China.

第七：中國

China's tethered to the global shipping lanes

中國與全球海空航線的緊密連結

which makes its coastal trading to be prime targets

導致其沿海貿易地區成為

for amphibious assaults, airstrikes,

海陸突襲、空襲

and even a nuclear attack.

甚至核武攻擊的首要目標

China's military relies on a massive national draft

中國軍隊來自於國家大規模的徵兵

which could theoretically raise an army

理論上能夠組成

of up to seven million soldiers.

高達七百萬士兵的大軍

Fueling an army of this enormous magnitude

要供養如此龐大的軍隊

would come in an enormous cost

對一般中國人民來說

to the average Chinese citizen.

是一筆鉅額的開銷

Even without the strain of a global conflict,

撇開全球衝突的緊張局勢不說

China's still in danger of going into unrest.

中國仍有變為動盪局面的危險

Overwhelming pollution has put China on course

嚴峻的汙染導致中國

to exhaust its entire supply of drinking water by 2030,

所有飲用水的存量僅能用到2030年

which is a problem that requires

這已經是一個需要

a massive government intervention to solve

政府大力介入處理的問題

and if China's government has weakened or destroyed

如果中國政府在全球衝突的狀態下

during a global conflict,

組織鬆散或是崩解

their problems with pollution will go unaddressed.

中國的汙染問題將無疾而終

If China does get dragged into a Third World War,

如果中國捲入三戰中

areas of China will likely break free

中國領土可能

the second they get a chance to,

將再次被瓜分

and this process will only bring great misery to China.

這對中國來說只能是一場悲劇

Number 6: The United States.

第六：美國

The United States is by far the biggest candidate

美國是目前

for a surprise nuclear strike.

擁有最多核武的國家

In the event of a Third World War,

如果三戰爆發

enemies of the United States

美國的敵國

could attempt a nuclear preemptive strike

可能會為了保護自己的國家

in order to save their own countries

不受核武攻擊而滅亡

from nuclear annihilation.

選擇率先使用核武

This attack would render most of the US unhabitable.

這樣的攻擊將導致美國幾乎沒有可居住之地

Even people in the Midwest of the United States

即使是美國中西部

who would normally think they are safe would not be safe

那些認為自己很安全的人們也有危險

because there are dozens of missile silos in this region

因為在此地區有儲存大量飛彈的軍倉

that would be primary targets in a nuclear first strike.

而這將會是核武戰爭的主要攻擊目標

These silos would be targeted in the hopes

敵軍鎖定這些飛彈倉庫

of destroying the United States nuclear arsenal

是希望在美國有機會發射飛彈之前

before it has a chance to launch.

消滅美國的核武倉庫

In the aftermath of a nuclear war

不論是核武戰爭

or even a conventional war, it is likely United States

或者常規戰爭，美國國土

would fracture into smaller regions

最終有可能縮小

and the diverse racial and cultural groups

而美國多元的種族與文化群體

of the United States would likely fight

可能為爭取權利

for dominance in the ashes.

而產生激烈衝突

The region of Southern California alone

光是南加州

has over twenty million people living in area

就有超過兩千萬人居住的地方

with no local sources of food or water.

沒有生產食物或是沒有水源

The Southern California's close proximity

南加州鄰近墨西哥

in Mexico's violent drug cartels of the south

當地的暴力和毒品走私狀況

doesn't help either.

加劇問題的嚴重性

If law and order were to break down

如果在全球戰亂期間

during a global conflict,

法律和秩序未能維持

it is likely these cartels would ravage

這些毒梟暴力分子有可能

the Southwestern United States.

入侵美國西南部

Number 5: Germany.

第五：德國

Germany is bound by its NATO collective defense agreements

德國受制於北約的集體防衛權

which means that even if a NATO member

這代表只要北約的會員國受到攻擊

as small as Lithuania were to be attacked,

即使是像立陶宛這樣的小國

Germany must go to war in defense of that nation.

德國還是必須為該國防禦而戰

Germany's involvement in NATO

德國的北約會員國身分

essentially guarantees that this country

基本上肯定了這個國家

will be placed in the front lines of a Third World War,

必定會在三戰的前線

making Germany an extremely unsafe place to be

導致德國成為全球衝突中

during a global conflict.

極度不安全的一個國家

During the Cold War, both Soviet and Western battle plans

冷戰期間，蘇維埃政權和西方列強便計畫

put Germany in the front lines of any future war.

將德國擺在未來任何戰爭的前線

This reality is not changed in the 21st century,

這項現實在21世紀仍未改變

and any Third World War

並且在西方國家

between western powers and Russia and its allies

與俄羅斯及其盟友之間的三戰

would likely be decided during engagements on German soil.

非常有可能在德國領土發生

Number 4: South Korea.

第四：南韓

If a Third World War were to break out,

如果三戰爆發

it is likely that the United States would withdraw

美國便可能一有機會

or undersupply its soldiers in the Korean peninsula

就因士兵不足

at the first opportunity,

而撤回其在朝鮮半島的士兵

thus giving North Korea a chance

這樣一來北韓

to launch an invasion in South Korea

便可趁美國分心之際

while the United States is distracted.

入侵南韓

Without the United States, the South Korean army

南韓一旦失去美國的支援

would be heavily outnumbered by the North.

其軍隊將受北韓大軍入侵而覆沒

Any war between the North and South

任何南北韓之間的戰爭

would cause a massive humanitarian crisis,

都會引起一波人權危機

which is something South Korea admits

對此南韓表示

that is nowhere near prepared for.

無須擔心

In reality though, it doesn't matter

然而在現實中，

whether the North or the South of Korea attacks first.

南北韓誰先發動攻擊都不重要

This small peninsula is guaranteed to be devastated

不論誰是贏家，這個小型半島

during any conflicts regardless of who is victorious.

注定將經歷一場浩劫

Number 3: Liberia.

第三：賴比瑞亞共和國

In 2010, Liberia was ranked

2010年，賴比瑞亞被列為

as the most dependent country on foreign aid

世界上最依賴外援

in the entire world.

的國家

Meaning that without foreign aid,

也就是說，如果失去外援

Liberia simply cannot survive.

賴比瑞亞就無法生存

To compound this problem,

讓這個問題更嚴重的是

the United States is Liberia's largest financial backer.

美國是賴比瑞亞的最大金援

The US provides Liberia with $450 million need each year.

美國每年金援賴比瑞亞四億五千萬美元

It is likely that in the event of a Third World War,

若三戰爆發

the United States will have bigger problems to address

美國可能會需要處理

than Liberia's financial lifeline

比這個國家的金援更重大的問題

and it will be abruptly cut,

如果美國突然停止金援

leaving Liberians to face starvation.

賴比瑞亞只能坐等饑荒來臨

Number 2: The Solomon Islands.

第二：所羅門群島

Behind Liberia, the Solomon Islands

所羅門群島是賴比瑞亞之後

is the second most dependent country on foreign aid.

第二個最依賴外援的國家

Any world conflict would threaten

任何國際衝突都會影響

the Solomon Islands' lifeline of foreign aid,

所羅門群島的外援狀況

leaving its population to suffer greatly.

而導致這個國家民不聊生

In addition to this economic vulnerability,

除了這項經濟弱點之外

the Solomon Islands is also located

所羅門群島還處在

in a very unfortunate place.

一個非常不利的地理位置

During the Second World War, the Solomon Islands

二戰期間，所羅門群島

was a strategic location for an airbase to threaten

是用來威脅澳洲與紐西蘭的

the populated areas of Australia and New Zealand.

空軍戰略基地

If a Third World War were to ever break out,

如果三戰爆發

it is probable that the Solomon Islands

所羅門群島非常有可能

would again be fought over

又成為軍家必爭之地

and potentially be used as an airbase to threaten Australia

並且可能再度作為威脅澳洲的空軍基地

placing it on the front lines of any future world conflict.

導致這個國家在未來任何國際衝突中居於戰爭前線

Number 1: Saudi Arabia.

第一：沙烏地阿拉伯

Saudi Arabia's massive oil reserves

沙烏地阿拉伯豐富的石油資源

have been the country's greatest gift,

是這個國家最大的天然財產

but also its greatest curse.

但也是它最大的詛咒

If a Third World War were to ever break out,

如果三戰爆發

it is guaranteed that as fuel became scarce,

燃料必將日漸稀少

a major power would attempt to invade Saudi Arabia

世界強權為了取得龐大石油資源的控制權

in order to gain control of its massive oil reserves.

將入侵沙烏地阿拉伯

Saudi Arabia has a relatively small military

沙烏地阿拉伯擁有一支相當小的軍隊

and has relied on its alliances to keep it safe.

並且依賴其盟友保衛自身安全

This decision unfortunately also leaves the kingdom

這樣的狀況導致此王國

in a vulnerable position.

顯得國勢脆弱

The Saudi Arabian monarchy

沙烏地阿拉伯的君主制度

is also not the most stable institution in the world

在世界上不算穩定

and would likely collapse during any devastating conflict.

任何較大的衝突都可能導致君主制的崩解

But Saudi Arabia's problems go deeper

沙烏地阿拉伯的問題

than its assured place on the front line

不亞於它注定居於

of a Third World War.

三戰前線的事實

The country is reliant on imports of food,

這個國家在食物

water, consumer products, and industrial goods,

水源、消費商品還有工業產品方面都依賴進口

which means that these critical resources

這代表這些民生資源

would be in short supply

都將短缺

leading to unrest, starvation, and death.

而導致社會動亂、百姓飢荒還有死亡

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