There is nothing new about Nostradamus prophecies from the mid 1500s, and for almost 500 years they have warned us about WWIII in Europe in the early 21st century. He described 27 years of gradually worsening conditions starting just after the turn of the millennium, but prior to an astronomical configuration that took place in June, 2002. The start of the 27 year period can probably be dated to 9/11/2001 -