To: Little Ray
If this were just Israel and Turkey squaring off, then yeah I’d say you’d be right. But it’s not. Egypt, Lybia, Syria, Sudan and Iran will be involved in this as well as Turkey. Israel will survive, but this won’t be a cakewalk like some on here believe, it’s going to get incredibly bloody.
To: Avalon Hussar
A (1kt)neutron bomb exploded 130 yds. in the air would destroy all structures within only a 140-yd. radius. It would instantly kill anyone within a half-mile radius, and for people within a one-mile range would cause delayed deaths up to a month after the blast (see chart). But because of its low-yield blast and heat effect, it would spare all buildings beyond a 140-yd. radius of ground zero. Moreover, the radiation dissipates quickly. More than other nukes, the bomb is thus very much a precision weapon, designed for battlefields of limited size. Israel will use these if pushed too far....
Never Again! ...they mean it!
62 posted on
09/08/2011 12:51:53 PM PDT by
Bobalu
(He who is compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate)
To: Avalon Hussar
That would be a game changer.
Libya and Sudan don’t count for much. Don’t think much of Iran, except for their nuclear potential, either.
But giving Turkish aircraft basing rights in Syria or Egypt would get them much closer to the action and the dogpile of Turkish, Syrian and Egyptian air forces would be nightmare for the Israelis.
The Egyptians can throw in 240 more F-16s and some Phantoms, Mirages, and MiG-21s. The Syrians are less capable with MiG-29s, MiG-25s and MiG-23s, and MiG-21s. They Syrians also have some Fencers and Fitters.
66 posted on
09/08/2011 1:30:43 PM PDT by
Little Ray
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