A real Nostradamus at work here...
great visualization, but, Israel vs Iran is a two hit fight. Israel hits Iran and Iran hits the floor.
The “assupmtions” applied in this “prediction” are significantly flawed.
Israel - Iran won’t be a “war”. It will be a quick erasure of muslims and take maybe 30 minutes from start to finish.
Horrific? Depends on who’s looking.
Very disturbing indeed. That a rant from a frequent contributor to The Nation would be posted on FR.
It is unlikely that Israel will strike civilian targets. Israel has always taken the moral high road. They would most likely attack military targets only. They would most likely hit the oil fields; which, by the way, would end the nuclear program right this moment. It would also cause Iran, with nothing to lose, to block the Striates of Hormuz with mines. They have 30,000-70,000. It would take a century to sweep/hunt them all. The world would face starvation on a massive scale. Israel is working hard behind the scenes to undermine Iran’s nuclear effort. They’ll have to wait for a new American administration to actually end it.
Published reports suggest that American intelligence agencies and Israel’s intelligence service are in agreement: Iran suspended its nuclear weapons development program in 2003.
If they buy this pant load they’ll believe anything.
Oh and 85 percent of Iran lives in the Capital?
Bwhahahahaha.
Does Iran have missile submarines and thermonuclear weapons? Israel does. They’d be able to mount a second and third wave of attacks and thermonuclear (”H-Bombs”) are MUCH more powerful than nuclear (”A-Bombs”) such as those used at Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
We need a kinder, gentler nuclear war. Only Progressive Liberal leadership can guide us there.
“Very disturbing.....”
Depends which side you support. Iran has the power to stop this nightmare - Israel has absolutely NO DESIRE to do anything with their nukes, and proved that big-time in 1973.
But if Iran really wants to test them, there will be a lot of pain and suffering in their country. So I have a suggestion for Iran - live and let live - Israel will not do lift a finger to harm you if you can just bring yourself to that level.
the hateful Irani Aholes will eventually provoke Isr to take the gloves off
when they do, kiss Iran goodbye
Last estimate I saw was something like 60 such weapons in the Israeli arsenal and I did not see any with the impact of fusion weaponry.
In 1961, I was told that, when I was a G.I. brat, living on Otis AFB, MA, the furthermost land mass point, and location of the Continental Aerial Defense Identification Zone, protected by F-101 Voodoo fighters, and Bomarc ground-to-air long range “high yield” missiles.
The general in charge of the base came to my school. We had a lecture from him that ended with: “Kids, if you ever see a large flash happen on this base, just stop, look at the flash, and don’t worry about anything else. Your mom and dad will be doing their jobs, and they will be safe.”
‘Oooo, pretty!’
Sounds teriffic!!!
Turn the middle east into a glass parking lot!
Those who consider an Iran-Israel nuclear exchange need to realize an even more horrific reality.
Iran is not the only nation that wants to annihilate Israel.
Israel must calculate that if it is too badly damaged after a war with Iran, it could be overrun by Arab armies that have long sought to destroy it, and tried to do so several times.
The only Arab nation that at least for a time was at peace with Israel was Egypt. And to do so cost its leader, Anwar Sadat, his life.
So Israel must consider that, if attacked by one such nation, it must eliminate the capacity to wage war by several nations.
So, who would be on Israel’s target list?
Number one, by far, the instigator and treasurer of Islamic terrorism around the world, is Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, and a few other cities. Arabia would be effectively neutralized with 6 or 8 nuclear weapons.
Israel has about 200.
Damascus, Syria, and much of eastern Lebanon would also be forfeit, because of Hezbollah. Perhaps even Beirut.
Israel might send a message to the Egyptian army that they give the government an ultimatum for peace. Though there really is no estimation of the Israeli calculation.
Even parts of Pakistan might be forfeit, as they train the foot soldiers of terrorism, and have a population half as large as that of the United States. As yet, their missiles cannot reach Israel, but that is subject to change, and they have no problem with targeting nuclear missiles against Israel if they could.
Israel has never confirmed or denied possessing nuclear weapons, but is widely known to have up to several hundred nuclear warheads in its arsenal. Iran has no nuclear weapons and its leaders claim that its nuclear program is for peaceful civilian purposes only.
See? It's pure, impartial, rational science. No evidence of prejudice whatever.
LLS