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2026-03-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Amid war, Iranian hardliners ramp up once-taboo calls to seek nuclear bomb

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-03-27 2026-03-27 01:24|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1760 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Media: "Oh noes! When we kill insane hardliner despots like Larijani, it allows even more hardline assholes to step up! What should we do??"

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-27 08:11|| 2026-03-27 08:11|| Front Page Top

2 If they want nuke weapons, we can accommodate. Let's draw up a target list.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-27 09:34|| 2026-03-27 09:34|| Front Page Top

3 The Iranian economy is collapsing, so it's hard to see how the bad guys pay for a nuke. Maybe they can find a kindly donor.

Posted by Matt 2026-03-27 10:23|| 2026-03-27 10:23|| Front Page Top

4 @3 I'm not even sure Fat Boy in North Korea would be stupid enough to sell the IRGC a nuke(s).

IIRC a nuclear weapon has a 'fingerprint' that allows people with expensive equipment and big brains to identify where it came from.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-27 11:05|| 2026-03-27 11:05|| Front Page Top

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