Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S.

Hudson New York ^ | 12/09/10 | Anna Mahjar-Barducci

[Reagan is King]

If we had a real President these would be taken out before they ever reached the shore. Instead we have a Marxist pansy that hates America in the WH so we will have live with this threat now.

[GonzoGOP]

How long before these are nuclear tipped?

If Iran is still using the nuke designs they got from Pakistan and North Korea it could be a while. The Shahab-3 can only loft 2,200 pounds. For a depleted Uranium bomb in the 12 KT range (the type developed by Pakistan and the type that could be build with the fuel produced in Iran's centrifuges) would be considerably larger than that. It is possible to get a bomb that size down to under 2000 pounds, but it would require a more advanced design than what the Pakistani's have tested. And if Iran was developing a more advanced design they would need to test it before it could be deployed.

Of course the Russians or Chinese could just sell them some of their tactical nukes and we would be completely screwed. Under a normal president I would say the chance of that was fairly low. But with a craven coward like Obama they might risk it.

[NonValueAdded]

All right, that’s enough. Will Bambi have the balls to do a JFK? Defcon 2.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Back in the 1962, thanks to the stern stance adopted by the then Kennedy administration, the crisis was defused

Agreeing to remove all of our Jupiter IRBMs from Turkey and Italy was anything but stern, Anna.

[jackv]

No wonder countries around the world love US democrats running the United States!!

We are being set up because of the naivete of liberal leadership!!

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

They are best buds, with a common enemy: The United States.

[GonzoGOP]

Chavez just took delivery of 100 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia,

Extended range S-300s with limited ABM capabilities. Good kit and not something we would want to take on without heavy suppression. They wouldn't stop us, but they would prevent a quick "Raid" by conventional forces.

Of course if you can't see it you can't shoot it. B-2s escorted by F-22s could mess up his missile sites. Or we could use our Ohio class SSGNs. They can throw 154 tomahawks in a single volley. And he only has 100 missiles with which to shoot them down. And not even that many launchers.

[SunkenCiv]

good time to make a great deal with the Saudis — tell them their enemy Iran is trying to put the US under threat of missile attack, and that we have the only refinery in the world which can process Venezuelan oil...

Thanks MissesBush.

German Media: Iran Is Stockpiling Shahab 3 Missiles in Venezuela That Can Reach US
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2639928/posts

[jacknhoo]

Obama will simply ask Iran to engage in dialogue again, and that will be end of his reaction.

We are so ready for a real president.

Obama renews Iran dialogue offer in Nowruz greeting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8577618.stm

[jacknhoo]

Obama will simply ask Iran to engage in dialogue again, and that will be end of his reaction.

We are so ready for a real president.

Obama renews Iran dialogue offer in Nowruz greeting http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8577618.stm

[blackdog]

The uranium is turning as we speak. Rogue states everywhere are on the waiting list for the great equalizer. It's not like our best and brightest have telegraphed anything else with North Korea showing the way.

Contrast that with Lybia and Syria, who had fast and total responses when they didn't play nice and adults were in charge.

[xzins]

This is a clear softball thrown by the Islamics and socialists to help their man, Obama, to hit one out of the park. Oh boy, Barry looks like JFK.

[blackdog]

JFK folded like a tent. Nobody knew at the time.

[AlmaKing]

We’ll do nothing about it.

That’s my prediction.

[freebird5850]

So it looks like Obama will now have to split the US three ways. How generous.

[oyez]

Chevez is playing Obama like a Stradivarius.

[Rio]

they will be receiving a sternly-worded letter soon.

...or maybe even qualify for a "beer summit."

[anniegetyourgun]

Like I’ve been saying for last few years: new axis of evil=Russia, China, Iran/Islam

[A.A. Cunningham]

B-2s escorted by F-22s escorted by EA-6Bs.

[nutmeg]

ping!