Posted on 09/18/2004 10:05:01 PM PDT by bunkerhill7
I doubt there is real artillery in Pally areas. I also don't think Syria would have the stones to attack. They're completely flanked and they know it. It would be suicide.
November 18, 2003?
Wow. Thanks.
BTTT for later read...
They won't need to test a simple, big uranium bomb—there's not much that can go wrong with that. There'd be a lot of testing and engineering involved in producing a bomb small enough to be delivered by IRBM, but a) Iran likely received the benefits of Pakistan's R&D, thanks to Khan, and b) as we've seen, missiles aren't the only delivery options available to terrorist-sponsoring Islamic states.
I agree. I think Israel should do it now.
The Islamic bomb has their name on it, out of hatred and out of close proximity.
But if the Islamofascists had the means to deliver it, they would hit any number of our cities as well.
After everything that they have done, what sane person could now think they wouldn't do it?
As evil as the Soviet Russians were, at least they weren't crazy.
Calm down, that's 40 tons of ore... not pure uranium metal.
And then the uranium metal is less than 1% U-235 (the good stuff).
The structure of the sentence clearly indicates 40 tons of processed uranium.
I hope it was just a lapse in typing.
Let's see how many times I can get away with this excuse.
I've got to stop reading Free Republic past my bedtime!
Perhaps Moshiach will have to fix all of the mess up...
Well Iran has Shihab-3 missiles which are a direct copy of the North Korean Nodong(or what ever dingdong it's called!!) which can target parts of Israel & Turkey.I don't think Syria would get involved-they have not got over the counselling for the Thrashing the Israelis gave them in 82.Hezbollah is the real wild card & if im not mistaken,both Syria & Iran have sold long range artillery & missiles(may be scuds) to target Northern Israel.I don't think that the Palestinians would launch rockets at Israel-that would be total political suicide as it would give the Israelis the perfect excuse to flatten them.I think they would launch a wave of terror attack on civilians & military facilities & may also coordinate with Hezbollah to strike Israeli interests abroad.
Iran operates 3 Kilo class subs,which as of my knowledge only carry torpedoes & the Russians haven't sold the supersonic 'Klub' anti-ship/land attack cruise missile to them(it's only operated by the Indian navy now,though it will be acquired by China by 2006).It has a range of 220-300kms(depending on the variant) & would be perfect for attacking coastal facilities & could also be modified to deploy a nuke(which India may have done).The Iranians subs are not exactly a match for the more Modern Israeli German built Dolphin class subs & we should also remember US forces in the region.
It's obviously not in the Turkish interest for Iran to have nukes. But it's also illogical to assume that they would nuke Israel, since that would kill a lot of their own customers in the process.
Russia continues to support Iran's programme as we speak. It is illogical to assume that the centuries old expansionist tendencies of Russia have suddenly been reversed. What better way for Russia to suppress US interests in the area than to have a pirate there armed with nukes?
Bump
I've had money on October 23 for the past two months.
even god forbid bush dosn't win he can leave kerry a present
Good points, SU30. However, I will insist that people prepare for suffering at home and abroad if we make a well-justified move against Iran.
Freedom isn't free. We must be willing to pay the price it requires or prepare to live in chains as slaves to fear.
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