Should I wait until the next war to really jump in at this point?

I hopped on the game for the first time today and it was pandemonium. Everyone was fighting, both sides are mass producing goods, everyone has nukes, and I’m just there lost and confused in the midst of it all. I felt like my grandparents during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Should I just wait this war out before trying to jump in or should I just throw my body at the front until the end comes?