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The Very First Nuclear War In The Middle East
Saudi Arabia already has nukes, Iran probably does, and the Russians are one of the two great nuclear powers on the entire planet. So if Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their Sunni allies do decide to conduct a full-blown ground invasion of Syria, could someone ultimately decide to use nuclear weapons when their backs get pushed up against a wall? As you read this article, there are thousands of military vehicles and hundreds of thousands of troops massed along the southern border of Turkey and the northern border of Saudi Arabia. If the command is given and those forces start streaming toward Damascus, it is inevitable that the Syrians, the Iranians, Hezbollah and the Russians would fight back. It would literally be the start of World War 3, and the Saudis and the Turks are trying very hard to convince the United States to be involved. But the truth is that we don’t want any part of this conflict, because it could very easily become the very first nuclear war in the history of the Middle East.
Perhaps you didn’t know that the Saudis already have nukes. Of course the official position is that they don’t, but it is a fact that they were the ones that funded the development of Pakistan’s nuclear program. It is an open secret that the Saudis have the bomb, but nobody is really supposed to talk about it.
That is why it was so alarming what Saudi political analyst Dahham Al-‘Anzi told RT just recently…
Earlier this week a Saudi political analyst told RT’s Arab network the kingdom has a nuclear weapon.
Dahham Al-‘Anzi made the claim while saying Saudi Arabia is engaged in an effort to “minimize the Iranian threat in the Levant and Syria.”
Although Saudi Arabia has officially denied it has a nuclear weapons program and has publicly stated it opposes nuclear weapons in the Middle East, it has funded a military nuclear program and received scientific assistance from the United States and Pakistan.
You can watch video of this exchange right here…
If you don’t want to believe him, perhaps you will believe the former director of the CIA counter-terrorism operations center. He told Fox Business that everyone in the intelligence world knows the Saudis have nukes…
If the fur started flying in Syria and Russia and Iran decided to start bombing Saudi airbases, would Saudi Arabia resort to using their nukes?
Let’s hope not.
In the event of a massive ground invasion by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their allies, it is actually more likely that Russia may decide to be the first one to use nukes. An invasion force of hundreds of thousands of troops would vastly outnumber the relatively small Russian force that is already inside Syria, and so the Russians may feel that the only way that they can keep the Sunni powers out of Damascus is to use tactical nukes.
Russia has more tactical nukes that anyone else in the world by far, and there are some reports that indicate that Russia may be prepared to use them in Syria. For example, former Associated Press reporter Robert Parry, the author of America’s Stolen Narrative, says that a source has told him that the Russians have already warned Turkey that this could potentially happen…
If Turkey (with hundreds of thousands of troops massed near the Syrian border) and Saudi Arabia (with its sophisticated air force) follow through on threats and intervene militarily to save their rebel clients, who include Al Qaeda’s Nusra Front, from a powerful Russian-backed Syrian government offensive, then Russia will have to decide what to do to protect its 20,000 or so military personnel inside Syria.
A source close to Russian President Vladimir Putin told me that the Russians have warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Moscow is prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary to save their troops in the face of a Turkish-Saudi onslaught. Since Turkey is a member of NATO, any such conflict could quickly escalate into a full-scale nuclear confrontation.
Given Erdogan’s megalomania or mental instability and the aggressiveness and inexperience of Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman (defense minister and son of King Salman), the only person who probably can stop a Turkish-Saudi invasion is President Obama. But I’m told that he has been unwilling to flatly prohibit such an intervention, though he has sought to calm Erdogan down and made clear that the U.S. military would not join the invasion.
Are you starting to understand how serious this is?
With all of the talk of a potential invasion in recent days, the Russians are on high alert and are rapidly preparing for a direct conflict with both Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The following comes from Infowars…
Still, the Russians are taking no chances and they have put all their forces into high alert. They have very publicly dispatched a Tu-214r – her most advanced ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft. You can think of the Tu-214R as an “AWACS for the ground”, the kind of aircraft you use to monitor a major ground battle (the regular Russian A-50Ms are already monitoring the Syrian airspace). In southern Russia, the Aerospace forces have organized large-scale exercises involving a large number of aircraft which would be used in a war against Turkey: SU-34s. The Airborne Forces are ready. The naval task forces off the Syrian coast is being augmented. The delivery of weapons has accelerated. The bottom line is simple and obvious: the Russians are not making any threats – they are preparing for war. In fact, by now they are ready.
In addition, it is important to remember that it is quite likely that the Iranians have nuclear weapons as well.
Of course the U.S. government and the Iranian government both insist that Iran does not have nukes, but many of those in the know insist otherwise.
For instance, you may want to consider what retired U.S. Army Major General Paul Vallely and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dennis B. Haney are saying. The following comes from an article that was authored by Jerome Corsi of WND…
In a joint statement, Vallely and Haney say an accumulation of available evidence shows a coalition of Russia, China and North Korea have assisted Iran since 1979 in achieving a nuclear weapon, despite sanctions, under the guise of a domestic nuclear energy program.
Vallely explained to WND that he and Haney have taken a systematic approach to evaluating each component needed to deliver a nuclear weapon, from the development and testing of a ballistic missile system, to the design of a nuclear weapons warhead, to the development of the weapons-grade uranium needed to produce a bomb.
“To come to our conclusion that Iran is a nuclear weapons power right now, we supplemented publicly available research, plus information from intelligence sources, including Iranian resistance groups such as the National Council of Resistance of IRAN, NCRI,” Vallely explained.
I happen to agree with Vallely and Haney. I cannot prove it, but all of the intel that I have received indicates that Iran already has nukes.
Hopefully I will not be proven accurate any time soon.
It had been hoped that a cease-fire could be negotiated that would at least temporarily defuse tensions in Syria. Unfortunately, it does not look like the shooting is going to stop, and this is going to put immense pressure on both Saudi Arabia and Turkey to do something to rescue the radical Sunni militants that are on the verge of defeat. The Saudis, the Turks and their allies have poured enormous amounts of money and resources into this war over the past five years, and now they are faced with the choice of either accepting defeat or directly intervening in this conflict themselves.
But in order to conduct a full-fledged ground invasion, they are going to need justification for doing so. There are some that are suggesting that we could soon see a false flag attack that would provide that justification, so that is something to watch out for.
I can’t remember a time when our planet has been so close to World War 3 potentially beginning.
And if it does break out, I believe that it is quite likely that nuclear weapons will be used.
So what do you think?
Do you agree with me?
18 Comments on "The Very First Nuclear War In The Middle East"
ghung on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 10:22 am
KSA has nukes? Hmmmm…
http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/saudi-arabia/nuclear/
Alfonse on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 10:38 am
Saudi Arabia got nukes from Pakistan ? Did Pakisan actually have any successful nuclear tests ? I was under the impression they are “fizzled” (released enough energy to melt the bomb but not to explode).
peakyeast on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 10:54 am
Sounds really good. I am all for Pakistan, Turkey, KSA, India, Israel and Iran genociding each others at this point in time.
JuanP on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 10:56 am
The Evil Empire has the world in a death grip, http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/23/the-evil-empire-has-the-world-in-a-death-grip/
J-Gav on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 12:29 pm
“I can’t remember a time when our planet has been so close to World War 3 potentially beginning.”
I can. Remember the Cuban Missile crisis, early 60s? The U.S. Navy was sending depth charges down on a Russian nuke-equipped submarine. The officers aboard had to be unanimous in any decision to push the button. One dissented. Should have, but didn’t, win the Nobel Peace Prize.
As for KSA and Iran, I’d say that KSA is the more likely candidate for having nukes. With all the on-site underground inpections in Iran, all the spy hardware flying overhead, and several U.S. intelligence reports admitting they had no proof … Not impossible, but I’d be surprised …
Do they even need them? We do know they have at least mid-range, very effective ballistic missile capabilities, so could already do very serious damage in KSA or Israël.
Note that I’m NOT saying there’s no threat of escalation in that region. Turkey is playing an extremely dangerous game in that regard as we read and write. But nukes? Again, I’d be surprised, and again, I’ll admit it’s not impossible, but let’s not forget what this is all about:
Pipelines!!! KSA is worried about losing its head honcho role, Iran wants to become a big-league player, Turkey wants to be a major hub, Qatar etc want to see their gas going to Europe … What pipeline construction team wants to go and work in a nuked-out area?
Davy on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 12:40 pm
“A “Nervous” NATO Fears Turkey, Russia May Soon Go To War”
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-02-22/nervous-nato-fears-turkey-russia-may-soon-go-war
“In an effort to prevent further escalation, NATO has made it exceedingly clear to the Turkish government that it cannot count on alliance support should the conflict with Russia head up as a result of a Turkish attack. “NATO cannot allow itself to be pulled into a military escalation with Russia as a result of the recent tensions between Russia and Turkey,” says Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.”
“We are not going to pay the price for a war started by the Turks,” says a German diplomat. Because decisions taken by the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s primary decision-making body, must always be unanimous, it is enough for a single country to exercise its veto rights, the official says. But, the official adds, it won’t get that far: there is widespread agreement with the US and most other allies that Turkey would get the cold shoulder in such a case.”
paulo1 on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 2:21 pm
I would take this article with a grain of salt. The author is a religious crackpot who thinks God directs him in whatever he says or does. Chances are, he has quoted his sources out of context. I am not going to waste my time researching his claims.
ghung on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 2:35 pm
C’mon, Paulo, this is the guy warning you that your cell phone is cooking your nuts .
JuanP on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 3:26 pm
I couldn’t get past the first sentence of this crap. Was this written by another delusional American religious nut like Davy or are there nuts like that in other countries, too?
We should give Erdogan an honorary American citizenship, he has definitely earned it!
Davy on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 3:48 pm
This could be Russia’s new Afganistan or worse. I can see the Pentgon boys snickering at the mud hole Putin and the religious nuts in Iran have gotten themselves into. The Americans can just sit back and watch Russia burn itself out in another Mid East war that will never end.
If Russia goes to war with Turkey that will cripple it’s already shaky economy. I bet Putin is laying awake at night wondering why he was so bold and confident a few months back.
It would really be something if Russia uses tactical NUKs in Syria. That will definitely lead to a global condemnation of Russia. One should not get into a conflict one must use something like tactical NUKs in. Putin and his cabal are losing it.
MSN Fanboy on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 4:10 pm
Well Well… Davy, you really are a flag waver.
Good thing America can’t be tarred with the same brush… oh wait.
Davy on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 4:30 pm
Nope, just highlighting a scenario. Putin took a gamble and the big test is soon to come. If Turkey and Russia go to war we know Russia will likely win but at a huge cost. If you were in the shoes of the boys in the Pentagon would you not be thrilled to see Russia bleed and not fire a bullet? Sure!
Of course this may never happen and the way it looks the Alepo pocket will be crushed but that will not be the end. This will likely drag on for years. Russia is in bad shape and this is not a good time for her to be fighting a costly war.
The US has been humiliated but she may get the last laugh. Flag waiving is one thing and conflict analysis another. This conflict is wide open at this point despite the ceasfire that appears to be an impossible effort with so many irregulars in so many different locations. This conflict is by no means solved.
It is my hope it does get solved because a wider war will definitely break the camels back. The global economy and by extension the US economy will not survive this kind of conflict. I could use a couple of more years to perfect my doomstead. I have selfish reasons for peace like the rest of us and it is called survival.
penury on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 5:33 pm
As everyone knows the U.S. and its coalition have been using nuke since the first Gulf War. Not the ones which go bang, but DU is nuclear and the effects o the population will last for generations. Go ahead GOOGle it up and then stop the crap about the holy U.S. protecting the lives of the innocent moderate terrorists.
ghung on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 6:15 pm
When it comes to armour-piercing rounds, depleted uranium is the lesser evil, unless you’re the one being shot at. DU has less than 60% of the radioactivity of naturally-occurring uranium, and is much less carcinogenic than other options like tungsten-nickel-cobalt alloys. Anyway, if you live in a war zone where these weapons are being, or have been, used, I’m betting you have bigger problems. It’s war. It’s what we do. Doesn’t mean you have to like it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium#Ammunition
makati1 on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 6:38 pm
ghung, cover your yard with DU shrapnel and in 10 years claim the cancers are not caused by the radioactive junk in your yard. Better yet, put a round in bed with you every night and see how long it takes to die. WIKI is not a source of info when it comes to anything about the US military or TPTB. It is closely edited by the CIA and NSA, among others.
ghung on Tue, 23rd Feb 2016 7:01 pm
Sure, Mak, feel free to post more accurate data sources. Meanwhile, plant a few hundred land mines on your farm, maybe a few un-exploded cluster bombs for good measure, and ask your neighbors which artefacts of war they’re most worried about. Maybe they’ll offer to paint your house with agent orange. We blow the crap out of countries, bomb wedding parties, destabilize entire regions and you guys want to bitch about which ammunition we use. Fucking idiotic, that.
Baptised on Wed, 24th Feb 2016 2:49 pm
A few years back China shot a fully orbiting satellite to fragments. Many major countries ask them not to do it. I hope all countries have learned something from that. Only a few strategically exploded satellites would wipe out all the rest. Then mobile nukes can go anywhere a friend wants them. Oh then there is submarines.
Bloomer on Thu, 25th Feb 2016 12:17 am
Russia was backed into a corner with the Western sponsor coup in Ukraine. It was a bridge to far and Putin has drawn a line in the sand. Should Turkey or Saudi Arabia cross that line, Putin response will be no holds bar. The U.S. is wise in not getting further involved in Sunni/Shia sectarian violence.