[John Beresford Tipton]

"silent and unseen in the deep, radars monitoring"

Huh??

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[Riley]

For years they cruised the shores of Tripoli, silent and unseen in the deep, radars monitoring inland munitions plants and torpedo tubes armed for combat.

Even if we allow that they're at pericope depth with something poking out of the water, this is still an odd concept.

"Conn, Radar. No change in munitions plant bearing, range or speed."

[Don W]

Seeing as the Russians are decommissioning dozens of subs, perhaps Israel should make an offer?

I'll freely admit, I'm not too certain of the condition or refit-ability of said vessels, but I'll bet they can be had for cheap! The same goes for that decommissioned carrier on Ebay.

[monkeyshine]

Though Iran says it has no hostile designs,

Why is Reuters so full of shinola?

Iranian leaders have publically called for the nuking of Israel, saying that while they would totally destroy Israel, Israel is only capable of causing "losses only" to the arab/Muslim world.

And I thought the Iranian were known for their skills in mathematics?