[TWhiteBear]

I would like to reiterate my previous comments. No modern state, Islamic or otherwise, will build one nuclear device. That would be a form of suicide. A minimum of four devices or warheads will be built, at the same time and same design. One will be tested(see the threads and posts about the Norks being the platform for an Iranian device). The other three will be a form of insurance. It is also interesting that Gen Boykin used the term 'warhead'. He could have used other terms.

Lieutenant General William G. Boykin (retired) was the United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He has played a role in almost every recent major American military operation over the past four decades, serving in Grenada, Somalia, and Iraq http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Boykin

[U-238]

The North Koreans detonated one. All they need is to give the data they collected on that test to the Iranians. You can also simulate nuclear explosions on a supercomputer.

[FreeAtlanta]

I agree. I don’t see how they couldn’t have one or more. The Persians are not dumb people. If the back woods Pakistanis can develop nukes, there is no reason that Iran, with more resources, hasn’t been able to.

It is going to turn very ugly over there. Israel will strike. Iran might retaliate with nukes. Israel will counter with more nukes and will likely take out all the Muslim major cities.

[fhayek]

This wouldn’t surprise me. Israel has not attacked for a reason. What would be the advantage in waiting? Israeli intelligence probably knows the truth.

[Kakaze]

There will not be a "test", these guys will get that bomb into Tel Aviv and that will be the test.

Even if it fizzles and just spews radiation, they will declare victory.

[KoRn]

If they truly had a warhead/device ready, I couldn’t imagine them not testing it in a very public way. I would if I were in their shoes.

[vetvetdoug]

The US developed the Atom bomb from a theory and from scratch in three years. Iran and North Korea have had the assistance of the Pakistanis, Indians, Russians and the German and sellout US physicists. The U-235 purification plants have been operable for over a year whereas at Oak Ridge it took a year for just one bomb and that was using archaic separation methods. A person would have to be just ignorant to not believe that Iran does not have a bomb at this very moment.

[U-238]

http://cryptome.org/jya/stb.htm

[Sarajevo]

Boykin of Desert One? Boykin of Somalia? Boykin of Waco?

Excuse me if I don't bend over.................