sanfranchicky: Ok, Gozoman, whatever.... if you want to split hairs about it.
Have an answer that doesn't involve changing the initial question?
Answer what?
The stupid assumption that we are still living in the age of the cold war?
Russia today makes most of it's income by selling gas to the EU.
China's economy is entirely based on it's exports to western countries.
Do you seriously believe that any of the above are going to go into nuclear holocaust simply because of issues like Iran? If Iran ever comes close to being a real threat all that will happen is that Russia will tell it to shut up and it will.
Considering that it is Russia who holds the technology and the supply to Iran. If Russia pulls the plug out of it's support to Iran the country will stop evolving.
And do you seriously think that Russia will go into full confrontation with the western world? When it is already being considered as the furthest point of the EU for all intents and purposes?
Get real lady, and stop harping science fiction scenarios.