World War III, World War Three, or the Third World War is a hypothetical successor to World War II (1939–1945).

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World War III may also refer to:

• World War III (Left Behind), a rider in the Left Behind series of novels
• The Third World War (novel), a 2003 novel by Humphrey Hawksley
• The Third World War (Hackett novels), 1978 and 1982 novels by General Sir John Hackett

• World War 3: 1976-1984, a 1975 board wargame that simulates a hypothetical war for world domination
• The Third World War (video game), for the Sega Mega-CD console
• World War III: Black Gold, a 2001 Microsoft Windows computer game
• World War 3 (video game), a 2018 game by The Farm 51

• World War III (1998 film), a 1998 German film by Robert Stone
• World War III (2022 film), a 2022 Iranian film
• WW3, a 2001 TV-movie starring Timothy Hutton and Vanessa L. Williams
• World War III (miniseries), a 1982 American TV miniseries directed by David Greene
• "World War Three" (Doctor Who), a 2005 episode of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who
• WCW World War 3, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event
  • World War 3 (1995)
  • World War 3 (1996)
  • World War 3 (1997)
  • World War 3 (1998)
• "World War III", a 1985 episode of the TV sitcom Night Court

• World War II (disambiguation)
• WWI (disambiguation)

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