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2009-05-17 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Here's how Israel would destroy Iran's nuclear program

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Posted by trailing wife 2009-05-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top

#1 Well, an armed society is a polite society. Unless one of the parties is stark raving mad. Or has just way too much rhetoric built up to be able to back down and still save face.

And I doubt that the bunker busters are going to do the job. Multiple bunker busters failed to do more than rattle the expensive china in Saddam's bunkers the last couple of go-arounds. I suspect that's why W ordered the development of the mini-nukes with the shaped blast effects.

Posted by gorb 2009-05-17 03:41|| 2009-05-17 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course they could just nuke the shite out of Iran but... like that is not cute and PC....

Posted by 3dc 2009-05-17 03:44|| 2009-05-17 03:44|| Front Page Top

#3 study by Abdullah Toukan and Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington

ROTFL

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-05-17 05:56|| 2009-05-17 05:56|| Front Page Top

#4 The study also analyzes the possible Iranian response to an Israeli strike. In all likelihood the result would be to spur Iranians to spend years and years trying to rebuild it.

There, that's better

Posted by Parabellum 2009-05-17 09:25|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-05-17 09:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Here's how Israel would destroy Iran's nuclear program

A few old B53 bombs would do that very well. Wonder if any are still around?

Posted by ed 2009-05-17 13:51|| 2009-05-17 13:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Lookee what SAC saved for a rainy day:
The B53 was intended to be retired in the 1980s, reducing the stockpile to 25 weapons by 1987. On 5 August 1987 SAC decided to halt the retirement and return 25 more weapons to service, for 50. Those weapons are no longer in active service, but are retained as part of the "Hedge" portion of the Enduring Stockpile.

Posted by ed 2009-05-17 13:58|| 2009-05-17 13:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Israel always has the Samson Option. The B53, A.K.A. the "Crowd Pleaser®".

Posted by Pliny Whavising4553 2009-05-17 17:13|| 2009-05-17 17:13|| Front Page Top

#8 but a distinction must be made between a willingness to bankroll terrorists, and an intention to launch nuclear missiles against Israel.

The willingness to bankroll terrorists is a big part the problem. Why go thru the trouble of launching a missile with its undeniable return-to-sender signature when you can simply hand off a nuke to your terr pals to smuggle into, for example, Haifa by sea?

Posted by SteveS 2009-05-17 19:44|| 2009-05-17 19:44|| Front Page Top

#9 See also BHARAT RAKSHAK [India] > WASHINGTON TIMES Artic > CHAPIN: AMERICA'S SURVIVAL AT RISK [Nukulaar Pakis-Taliban, Iran]. 70-80% of Amer's population could be dead within a year iff Iran launches a successful major EMP attack agz the USA from a disguised freighter; + OMAN NAVIGATES BETWEEN IRAN AND ARAB NATIONS. The two Muslim nations are close to signing a REGIONAL SECURITY PACT [read, US MILBASES IN "BASE(S) TOO FAR" QATAR OUTFLANKED].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-05-17 22:25|| 2009-05-17 22:25|| Front Page Top

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