Posted on 09/21/2004 3:17:51 AM PDT by F14 Pilot
What ever did happen to Sadaam's Bunker, anyway?
I would be shocked if that were not the real device of choice for the job. That's what I had in mind earlier in the thread when talking about easy clean-up. They go deep and don't make much of a high dirty cloud at all.
Even our old cratering devices tested in Nevada (several hundred feet depth) didn't make much fallout.
Defying a key demand set by 35 nations, Iran announced on Tuesday that it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
"Tests are going on successfully" to make uranium hexafluoride gas, the feed stock for enrichment, said Iranian Vice-President Reza Aghazadeh.
FYI >>> that Nuke plant in Bushehr was made back in 1975 during the Shah's reign. German Siemens company started that in 1975 and halted the project right after 1979 revolution.
No doubt a substantial discount was involved. ; )
Israelis don't do anything half-way, do they?
I hope we won't see another bloodshed in Iran
Bang!
If they take out Iran's nuke program for us, why not GIVE them the bombs?
Since 1978 when the Iranians took over our embassy and took hostages, the U.S. has been referred to as the great satan and we have been on the receiving end of terrorists attacks from Iran's minions.
I remember all too well the marines in Lebanon (Beirut) and the airliner that was hijacked and flown to Beirut.
Our lack of appreciation for what the Islamists have sought for these three decades plus has only emboldened them.
Preemptive action similar to what the Israelis did to Saddam's nuclear program is past due. For that matter for North Korea as well.
If we give these people enough rope, they will hang us.
When their recent military parade had missiles capable of carrying nuclear devices and on those missiles were hung anti-American, death to USA slogans, I'd say their concept of telling us the truth isn't worthy of our trust.
I'm going to have to look up a story from my youth, "Ali Babba and the Forty Thieves" to see what that was all about. It's only a vague memory now.
I agree. But we must maintain the appearances. I say, oh, about $1.99 each, would be a fair price.
Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
By the way, if you really fly F-14's I would love your opinion on those who claim that the Preisident is not to smart. Seems to me that you have to be pretty sharp to fly at Mach 2
Cripes! Why sell them?!?! Lets GIVE them the toys for free and keep 'em coming! Only condition on the gift? They toys muct be USED.
"I agree. But we must maintain the appearances. I say, oh, about $1.99 each, would be a fair price."
If they're buying them with military aid $$, then they are sort of free. (to them.)
I personally think it's money well spent.
Popular Mechanics is still the best:)
Boom ~ Bump!!
Sell them some stealth bombers too.
according to the Discovery Channel, who did a show on this - it wasn't even touched. these conventional bunker busters will not have any effect on modern bunkers.
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