What would happen, Middle East scenario...?

Question

Let's begin with the creation of a nuclear armed Iran about 20 years from now with about 200+ nuclear weapons. Russia now has a very strong alliance with Iran who is now one of the major powers in the Middle East besides Israel. Now here is the scenario:

Let's say the United States is still in Iraq and Afghanistan at the time. Russia uses the Electromagnetic pulse effect of nuclear weapons to completely fry all of Israel's nuclear weapons. This would involve detonating the radioactive effect over the nuclear weapons at a specific height. There would be no explosions but all of Israel's nuclear weapons would be fried. Then, Iran comes in and invades Israel along with Lebanon (who Hezbollah now has a slight majority in the government), Syria and the Palestinians. Russia then publically threatens to intervene if the US attempts to help Israel.

How does the US react?

Sorry, when I said Hezbollah has a slight majority in government, I meant 20 years from now, not today

Answer 1

To predict a scenario 20 years from now, is like predicting who will win PowerBall Saturday night.

Answer 2

I would rather this be a uniform United Nations reaction rather than just a US one. Why do we alone have to handle the burden of issues of the world. We should aid by participation in a United Nations led coalition instead of getting in over our heads like we are in Iraq pretty much by ourselves now. I know we have other people involved in the hundreds or maybe low thousands but monitarily and people wise we've invested more in the resolution of Iraq problems by far than anyone else because we would not let the United Nations handle being in charge of the situtation. It is a situation we must learn from. The world will react to the situation above if given the opportunity.

Answer 3

There are way too many variables in your question. And you are forgetting that in 20 years, world politics will have changed dramatically. Some of those changes can be predicted, most cannot.

If, as you say, we are still in Iraq and Afghanistan, we may not have the political, economic or physical ability to do anything about Iran attacking Israel.

Answer 4

Iran (along with Iraq, Syria, Afganistan and Pakistan) will be a U.S. state by then.

Russia and China will have merged and be called Chussia.

And the U.S.A will be the U.S.A.E.A.
United States of America, Europe, and Asia

Castro will still be alive and in power.

Anyway, that's quite a scenario.

Answer 5

Hmmm. Well sounds possible. I think the US would launch nuclear strikes at Tehran. In other words they would follow the same attack plan like that they used against the Japanese. If you want to kill something if you have to attack it at its heart.

Answer 6

nuclear is the only option for russia to back down.

Answer 7

That will not happen, sorry.