There's a specific reason for getting lots of wars to come together.
This is actually all fitting Carol Rosin's timeline as communicated to her from Werner Von Braun. The last card being planned is a fake alien invasion, as with project bluebook. But just before that card is played, it's rogue nations or nations of concern. Like Iran with an "unregulated" nuclear weapon.
Now the premise here is that the presence from Courtney's side is slated to eventually be visible. But the opposition will do everything in its power to interpret it in mass media as an invasion. It's always trojan horses and projections. Or DARVOs.
Peer to peer internet and remote viewing will be the only windows of truth.