I’ve been thinking the same thing for some time now. Only instead of caves in the desert, our new rulers that will rise from the ashes sit safely ensconced inside the well-reinforced government machinery.
If Iran gets the nuke capabilities they seek, one blast over Washington DC should seal them in, or flush them out. When that happens, gubmint “officials” will be like nazies in 1945, change clothes and identities, hide under rocks.