Computer model says Iran won't build nuclear bombs

afp ^ | 2/7/09 | afp

[Charles Martel]

“Mr. McKittrick, after very careful consideration, sir, I’ve come to the conclusion that your new defense system sucks.”

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Turn the dials to improve the focus! LOL

[Signalman]

http://www.barrycorbin.com/sounds/wargames/wg_diode.wav

[JRandomFreeper]

What is it with the rail fetish? One Weaver rail should be enough for anybody.

BTW, someone should get that young lady a sweater.

/johnny

[james500]

10 PRINT "IRAN WILL CONSTRUCT A NUCLEAR WEAPON"
20 GOTO 10

RUN

[Right Wing Assault]

They probably could ‘predict’ WWII didn’t happen.

[Right Wing Assault]

Oh, Crap! Sorry! I made a typo. Do overs!

[Question_Assumptions]

Suppose these people had a neighbor that had only a 10% chance of murdering their family. Do you think those odds are so low that they’d think nothing of staying there?

[PJammers]

Computer says noooo.

[tvdog12345]

Yes, but what does the magic 8 ball say?

[Humble Servant]

“...After all, we’re being buried under feet of global warming. “

Yeah, I’ll be shoveling Globull Warming well into May at this rate. It’s the deepest, coldest warming we’ve had in my lifetime. The end must be near. Thank God. I’m developing a real affinity for all those great Southern Gospel songs about being anxious to die and go to heaven.

[USMA '71]

The projections are based on a gaming and computer model built by political scientist

Political Scientist may be the biggest oxymoron of all time.

[rbg81]

This reminds me of the early 60s, when the words “computer model” were used to add credibility to just about anything. After all, computers are never wrong. Of course, the analysts, programmers, modelers, and data collectors are another matter.

[The_Reader_David]

If they’re basing this on wargaming various scenarios, they got the wrong folks to play the red team.

[dr_who]

Any ground intelligence to back that up? I didn’t think so. You’re fired.

[KarlInOhio]

Did they use the same computer running the opposing forces that failed to predict the Iranians sending tons of shaped charges into Iraq and generally supported the insurgency?

[dalereed]

Developed by the same progtamers that gave us global warming!

[The Great RJ]

I’m sure the same program predicted that Adolph Hitler would have been voted out of office in 1940 and Thomas Dewey was elected President.

[eclecticEel]

Interesting, but we still need to check with the soothsayers and witch doctors before we can make an informed decision.

[Charles Martel]

Hey, look - yet another computer game based on that movie. This one has a free trial. Cool, if chilling, screenshots as well.

http://www.introversion.co.uk/defcon/downloads/index.html