Those who follow the news or read "Bloom County" will know that ego-driven geopolitics can be real scary. The ultimate expression of ego is nuclear war (which, as Sun Ra will tell you, is a mother%^&*er).
Those who have a casual morbid interest in how World War III might look outside of the "Terminator" franchise can check out the following hypothetical account from a Texan perspective. Note the intro -- the gist seems to be that nuclear war is getting a bad rap in the press.