As warships move off the coast of North Korea and cruise missile stay pointed at Syria, Google data has revealed people have been obsessed with the idea of worldwide conflict in recent days.
Searches for “World War 3” hit their highest level since records started in 2004 this month, according to data brought to light by Infowars.
Searches for “war” and “nuclear war” are also at their highest level since the start of the year.
Google users have also been looking for information on “Trump war” and “Syria war” in record-breaking numbers.
The spikes came following Trump’s shock decision to launch cruise missiles against a Syrian regime airbase, last week, where Russian troops were stationed.
While the dust settled over Syria, Trump redirected Carrier Strike Group One, led by the USS Carl Vinson, to the Korean peninsula from a scheduled stop in Australia.
That sparked several days of escalating tensions and a war of words between Trump and North Korea’s despotic ruler, Kim Jong-un, who denounced the move as “reckless.”
In response, Trump tweeted that the communist nation was “looking for trouble”, again asking China to step in otherwise he would set about solving the issue himself.
Xi Jinping, the Chinese premier, then moved 150,000 troops to the North Korean border in anticipation of a flood of refugees should Trump choose to strike.
The last time people were this interested in the subject of war seems to be July 2006, when North Korea carried out a set of long-range missile tests.
That was the same month 206 people lost their lives in the hotel attack in Mumbai, India, carried out by a group of terrorists, and when the second Hezbollah-Israel war took place.
US Carrier Strike Group One, led by the USS Carl Vinson, deployed in the Korean peninsula 