With wars kicking off in nearly every corner of the planet, fears of a spiral towards WW3 continue to gather pace. A war is well and truly underway in Europe, another in the Middle East, and with China eyeing Taiwan, people can be forgiven for wondering where in the world would remain safe if conflicts continue to emerge.

       Over the weekend, Iran launched drone strikes on Israel, which itself is conducting a bloody and complex war in the Gaza Strip. The UK and US both intervened to assist the Israelis in bringing down the unmanned aircraft over the Syria-Iraq border.

       With the allies of major global players embroiled in conflicts, the spectre of the world's most powerful states engaging each other in a hot war for the first time since 1945 feels closer than ever.

       A third international war would likely be the most dangerous armed engagement the world has ever known. With nine nuclear states - the US, UK, Russia, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea - the planet's nations have never been better armed.

       As such, the prospect of WW3 is blood-curdling and may leave many wondering where on earth would be safe if a global war was to erupt.

       Express.co.uk has picked through some of the safest nations to flee to if such a worldwide disaster was to unfold.