Well, if the ME and Asia can be destabilized to the point that they use nuclear weapons, then, the US, Commonwealth, Russia, China... (read east and west) will have justification to use them. How is that for a big bang up theory?

Um, isn't that the easiest route to ridding the world of poor people? Nuke em? But, you gotta have a good reason, right?

Oops, sorry, "good reason", my mistake. Excuse.