Out of Megiddo -- The Battle of the Arabian Sea, 1973

The Out of Megiddo scenarios assume that, in response to Soviet threats to intervene on behalf of Egypt and Syrian the Yom Kippur War, on October 25, 1973, President Richard Nixon initiated a massive series of attacks on Soviet forces around the world. The scenarios assume Nixon is not interested in actually destroying the Soviet Union. Instead, he is convinced the only way to prevent the situation from escalating into a nuclear exhange is to strike first, but to do so in a way that simply prevents the Soviet Union from projecting power. Nixon is sure that as long as there is no direct threat to the Soviet homeland (and he is making sure that message is being communicated through diplomatic channels), the Soviets will not launch their strategic weapons even if they lose the war at sea because there will be no need for them to do so and no real advantage in it, either. It is a huge gamble, but Nixon thinks this is now his only real option. ----------------------------------------------------- A delta template .ini file has been included in the .zip file to assist in updating the scenario to any future versions of the database. Scenario Author: Mark Gellis