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To: Dracian
At best, Iran could test a home grown nuke on Aug 22. If they intend to shot a missile based nuke, they are using someone other country's components. Designing a working nuke missile isn't all that easy.

Pakistan has working nukes, and working missiles to carry them. The head of the Pakistani nuclear program is a fanatical Jihadi and sold the plans to multiple Muslim nations. He is a national hero in Pakistan, so he was only placed under house arrest when he was arrested. He made a public confession and "apologized".

It is widely believed that North Korea has sold missiles to Iran.

Put the two together, plus enough fissionable material, and you have a nuclear armed Iran, plus the means to deliver.

It may all be "sound and fury, signifying nothing", but a bluff can backfire politically. If Iran is bluffing, then Ahmadinejad may have talked himself into a corner he cannot get out of without a huge loss of face.

I hope that is what he has done, but I doubt he would take that chance.

20 posted on 08/11/2006 12:34:58 PM PDT by EternalHope (Boycott everything French forever. Including their vassal nations.)
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To: EternalHope

August 22 is my birthday. The mad mullahs darn well better not mess with my birthday.


22 posted on 08/11/2006 12:46:09 PM PDT by p. henry
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