WI: Iraq really did have nukes and Bill ordered a raid to retrieve them

What if Iraq was creating nukes with the help of a North Korean scientist in exchange, NK gets oil?

If this was discovered and President Clinton authorizes a CIA/special forces operation to retrive them that's successful how would this effect Iraq and North Korea's positions to the world and international response to this alliance?

Also lets say the raid happens between 1999 and 2000, would this have an effect on the presidential election?
 
Dangerous, if the mission flops Saddam was quite capable of choosing that it's better to use them rather than lose them. Israel and the oil fields get fried and Saddam claims he has more stashed in Embassy basements as a deterrent for any retaliation. I'm not saying he would do that, but he could.

You say the mission is a success, as the writer that's your choice to make. It doesn't change the fact that it's a very dangerous move that could backfire disastrously. A president would have to be all but certain they were about to be used to take the risk.
 
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