The shock survey is considered an indication young adults’ views on the future of geo-political affairs is exceedingly bleak. The Red Cross surveyed 16,000 millennials — people between the ages of 20 and 35 — in 16 countries and territories late last year.
Half of those nations are experiencing conflict right now, such as Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
The remaining nations featured in the survey, such as Switzerland, the UK, Ukraine and the US are at peace.
Based on the results released last week, this demographic is worried about what the future holds.
The report concludes: “More than half of millennials — 54 percent — believe it is likely a nuclear attack will occur in the next decade.”
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The apparent pessimism of responses led Red Cross president Peter Maurer, to lament how millennials see the world.
He wrote in the reports’ foreward: “Fatalistic, hopeful, worried and uncertain.
“Things are not likely to get easier for millennials: they are living in a world in which wars are becoming more and more complex.”
But Mr Maurer also added: “Millennials are the politicians, decision-makers, strategists, and opinion-makers of tomorrow.”
The study also found “the clear majority of millennials think that wars and armed conflict are avoidable, with those from war-affected countries/territories more hopeful than those in conflict-free countries.”