Poll Reveals U.S. Fears of a Looming War

Nearly two thirds of Americans fear that the U.S could become embroiled in a major war within the next decade, according to recent polling.

A poll by YouGov found that 62 percent of respondents believed the outcome was likely to occur "within the next 10 years."

Of the 36,421 U.S. adults surveyed, 25 percent felt the prospect was "very likely," and a further 37 percent said it was "somewhat likely."

When broken down by political affiliation, gender, age, and race, the results did not differ drastically, suggesting a broad consensus among the American population.

The results come amid ongoing conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced it would be providing additional security assistance for Ukraine, which included a $2 billion boost for the country's air defenses, along with a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package valued at up to $150 million.

Military equipment to be bequeathed in the PDA package includes:

• Missiles for HAWK air defense systems
• Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds
• 81mm mortar rounds
• Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems
• Small arms ammunition and grenades
• Demolitions equipment and munitions
• Tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment
• Tactical air navigation systems and aircraft support equipment
• Spare parts, maintenance, and other field and ancillary equipment

"The United States will continue to work together with some 50 Allies and partners to ensure Ukraine's brave defenders receive the critical capabilities needed to fight Russian aggression," the department said in a statement.

Ukraine's air force claimed this week that U.S. Patriot systems managed to intercept every Russian "dagger" missile launched against the country since May.

"All the Kinzhals that were launched at the Ukrainian capital since it was announced that the Patriot air defense system was put on combat duty have been successfully intercepted," said Air Force Colonel Serhii Yaremenk in an interview with state-run national news agency Ukrinform.

"Since the beginning of May 2023, not a single ballistic [missile] has reached its target in our country's capital. More than 20 Kinzhals were launched at Kyiv and all of them were successfully intercepted," he added.

In the Middle East, concerns continue to grow over the possibility of Israel's war against Hamas escalating into a wider regional conflict.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the country potentially being involved in a "seven-front war" with Iran.

A statement from the Iranian Mission to the United Nations shared with Newsweek warned Israel against any "full scale military aggression" in Lebanon, which borders Israel to its north, saying this would lead to an "obliterating war."

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