Iran’s Supreme Leader will use three nuclear weapons, VX and two armored forces driving on Riyadh to overthrow the Saudi monarchy. Can Russian agents, Saudi tanks and American technology stop Iran in time?
Iran has long wanted to overthrow the Saudi monarchy, so it can control Mecca and Medina. Will three nuclear weapons and an armored invasion let them succeed?
The two Russian agents introduced in The Second Korean War have orders to stop Iran’s plans, but to even partly succeed they’ll have to get the help of the General in charge of Russian forces in Syria. Convincing the General will require a persuasive, in person account by someone with direct knowledge of Iran’s nuclear program. Getting her out of Iran...won’t be easy.
Qatar responded to the Saudi-led blockade of its country by introducing a draft and buying hundreds of fighter jets and the latest model Leopard tanks. Can Iran persuade Qatar to join it in attacking the Saudis?
The Saudis naturally ask the US for help. But with all US military bases near Saudi Arabia recently closed, only a risky experimental program is available. Will it work in time?
Whether the attacks succeed or fail, the Middle East won’t look the same afterwards. Will it be a safer region, or even more unstable than it was before?
The author draws on two tours at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, spaced twenty years apart, to help imagine how a war with Iran might happen- and how it might end.
Professional Reviews
Author Interview and Book Review of The Second Korean War
https://abrightershadeofhope.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/author-interview-and-book-feature-the-second-korean-war-by-ted-halstead/
Book Review of The Second Korean War
http://www.catracing.org/hendrb/book-review-second-korean-war-ted-hallstead/
It takes real insight to write a novel about the near future in a place like the Middle East. One can only hope that some of the novel plays out so that it will become important as a precursor to history. One thing seems certain. There will be more violent clashes. Just today, hostilities between India and Pakistan heated up with Pakistan shooting down to Indian fighter jets. Fortunately the pilots survived. Another thing that sure seems to be that the US will be involved. And, although you don't show it, perhaps Israel.
