Posted on 02/06/2010 9:51:12 AM PST by AU72
It’s from Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing a “new IAEA summary.” The article is in German. Here’s a translation:
“Iran has developed a nuclear warhead, according to an article in the German newspaper “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”. A foreigner alleged to have helped Iran towards developing nuclear weapons is from the former Soviet Union…The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has already mentioned the employment of a foreigner in the nuclear programme.
Quoting a new IAEA summary, the Suddeutsche said the scientist had previously worked in a Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory on advanced warheads. It said both western intelligence services and diplomats had confirmed the connection.
The newspaper added that Iran was trying to make a nuclear weapon small enough to fit into one of its Shahab 3 medium-range missiles and was designing a so-called two-point implosion system, which requires only two simultaneously exploding detonators to trigger a nuclear blast.
The former Soviet scientist was an expert on the high-speed cameras needed to test if both detonations were symmetrical, and had worked for Iran from the mid-1990s till 2000.
Somebody better tell Director of National Intelligence Blair, who testified this week that the Iranian regime had not yet decided to produce nuclear weapons.
Even if he is lying, think about the position that put us in.
You're right, we are so screwed.
Thank goodness the mesmerizing power of our President’s personality will prevent them from ever using it for evil purposes.
I can believe it and I have been saying this for at least two years.
Time for the Messiah to do some serious bowing. /s
My sense was this may have been in fact the case over some months now.
The question is why is this being trotted out? Is it right or is it wrong.
Mounting a nuke on a warhead is an entirely different technical challenge too.
Israel will strike when the time is right.
Nope, pure fear of the messiah is what will prevent them from ever using it. Yessir!
Does this mean algore has to give up his Piece Prize?
opps,, peace prize
Their existence is at stake even as professed my Imanutjob himself.
Israel won't lay down and die.
Unfortunately F-15’s and F-16’s will not get the job done for Israel at those ranges, and the amount of payload the birds would have to carry.
You’re right. We’re screwed. Israel too - - this is a day we’ve all feared.
Sampson Option?
Me thinks Netanyahu and company will take the bull by the horns before that is necessary.
I wouldn't discount the other major powers in the ME when push comes to shove to support Israel discretely.
True, staging from Saudi is not impossible, but they would have to reflag their planes, probably in U.S. livery.
“Israel won’t lay down and die”. I was talking to a Jewish girlfriend about that very thing. She said the day of Masada is long past (when the Jewish held out on a mountaintop until they ran out of supplies, then committed mass suicide rather than surrender to the enemy). Nowadays, if the Jewish are threatened and a wholesale attack is imminent, they are intending to take out as many of the enemy as is possible as they go down defending their turf. It saddens me that from what I see happening this administration is against the Jewish state, and Israel is our first line of defense against the Arab nutjobs.
My FRiend you have posted the most profound statement referencing all concern for the West and freedom.
It is what it is.
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