Everything that needs to happen for WW3 to be declared – from countries involved to who decides

With fears of World War 3 at their highest in decades due to escalating conflicts in Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Middle East, the Daily Star explains exactly how a UK declaration of war would unfold


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