There are so many possible scenarios...and equally so much false information out that that's it's hard to judge what's going to happen.

I am of the belief, as I think you know, that we are some way off yet from world government and the tribulation. I don't see how a nuclear war would benefit the elite...they stand far more to lose than gain unless (it occurs to me) they want to make the Middle East a nuclear fallout zone so as to boost the value of the yet untapped Alaskan oil?

From what I can gather, the whole thing is a setup by the same 'head'. Right hand/ Left hand. No way to tell what might happen but that it is all planned like 911 and likely will be very controlled as to the damage done. The 'elite' must subdue any opposition to their plan and that has taken/is taking several/many years to do. That in spite of man's doings that YHWH is still in total control. Brings to mind also Zechariah chapter 5 and interpretation of a missle as the flying scroll... watching also that Daniel 21 year/day scenario may be in play until 2017. 2010 beginning as the Hebrew calendar this Aviv we are in now to watch for another escalation... that determined to fit a pattern where the two prior mid-east escalations are already on target within the timeline. If and that is an IF what I've seen in that analysis is correct, then this next escalation will be the largest one yet. But is for watching to see if it fits. No predictions but to see of what may fit what is already foretold.