you still haven't answered #153. If the area affected by a nuclear bomb would affect only a few miles over time, what would stop the Muslim world from rebuilding their anthill just a few miles away?
Thus, my point that if that's not the case - that large areas would be contaminated, who's going to pump the oil out of the desert and who's going to let us? China? Woops! They're nuclear, too - and guess what - they need the oil, too!
I don't believe they'd rebuild, they'd collapse.