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"On 26 October 1954, Muslim Brotherhood member Mahmoud Abdel-Latif attempted to assassinate Nasser while he was delivering a speech in Alexandria to celebrate the British military withdrawal. The speech was broadcast to the Arab world via radio. The gunman was 25 feet (7.6 m) away from him and fired eight shots, but all missed Nasser." - Wikipedia

What if Larif had aimed correctly and killed Nasser? What would be the initial reaction from the UK, the U.S., and the USSR? Who succeeds Nasser? Would the Suez Crisis still happen? How does this impact the Middle East as a whole during the Cold War and beyond?
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