Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-66.249.82.248-20151222113213/@comment-3550280-20151222160003

That will be the start of nuclear development both in the Western world and the USSR. The biggest fear of the British and the Americans was the Soviet's influences reaching the oil-rich Persian Gulf. The Cold War will spread immediately into South Asia and the Middle East. Saudi Arabia will really be the most precious ally for the UK and the US. The conflict in Suez then will really also be a nasty one.