Anonymous Warns World War 3 Looms in US-NKorea Standoff

The hacking group Anonymous has posted a video on YouTube warning that the recent tensions between North Korea and the United States point to war.

"All the signs of a looming war on the Korean peninsula are surfacing" a computerized voice in the six-minute video warns as images of a person in a Guy Fawkes mask are shown.

"Watching as each country moves strategic pieces into place. But unlike past world wars, although there will be ground troops, the battle is likely to be fierce, brutal and quick. It will be also be globally devastating, both on environmental and economical levels."

The conflict will be "a real war with real global consequences," according to the video. "With three superpowers drawn into the mix, other nations will be coerced into choosing sides, so what do the chess pieces look like so far?"

Noting that China has urged its citizens in North Korea to return home, Anonymous said it is "important to understand what the other nations are doing," and pay attention to the signs.

Japan, too, is warning its citizens, the video notes: "They were told to keep a solid nearby building in mind to take cover in an announcement they would have no more than a 10-minute warning of an impending nuclear strike."

"When President Trump starts reaching out to those like President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to assure they are on the same page, one must start to wonder," the video says. "However, even Duterte has advised the U.S. to back away from Kim Jong-un."