The U.S. places Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan under a nuclear defense treaty. Any nuclear attack on them will be met with full nuclear retaliation by America. Russia and China complain but do nothing. Several bad years elapse, characterized by worldwide recession, nuclear tension, and ongoing wars of attrition. But Iran still won`t use its nukes because it knows America will retaliate.
The nuclear security blanket, and the green energy policies that were started in the Obama administration, finally cause oil prices to plunge. The Iranian economy - already isolated by its nuclear tactics - collapses. Unrest grows in Iran. The mullahs decide they have nothing left to lose and mobilize their nuclear forces. They are promptly arrested and executed in a military coup.
The new Iranian government is unfriendly. Still, it signs the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. By 2014, the world looks much as it did in 2009 - the year Obama chose not to start World War III. |
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