In the world of nuclear proliferation, history demonstrates that there is a lag time between the time a country has a bomb, and the time the world knows they have a bomb. It runs about 18 years... The reasons for this are complex but have much to do with diplomatic, risk benefit analysis. But history has never been and never will be a "definitive" guide to the future. However it has useful lessons:
BBC - 1981: Israel bombs Baghdad nuclear reactor The Israelis have bombed a French-built nuclear plant near Iraq's capital, Baghdad, saying they believed it was designed to make nuclear weapons to destroy Israel.
Tells us that:
1. Iran would be much more difficult to hit than Tuwaitah 2. Targeting facilities that represent a threat to freedom in the West, does not particularly translate into more freedom for the people who reside in the threatening state. 3. We can't gurantee we've hit all of the threatening facilities.
But let me step back for a moment... you did say "in some way" not having qualified the way you are talking about, I hope you're right. I hope we are in possession of the non-proliferation wand because Elbaradei definitely doesn't have one...
BTW, did the NSA recruit Harry Potter yet?... JK
Here is a list of sites freely available on the internet...I am sure that our government has a much better one. If they do strike, it is going to be one hell of a strike. It will be very hard for US to say Israel acted alone without our support. search satellite imagery iran nuclear facilities. there are all sorts of satellite images available with analysis.
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Alphabetical list of suspect entity records:
7th of Tir Industrial Complex
Abdollah Nagash Souratgar
Advanced Manufacturing Research Center
Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO)
Aerospace Research Institute
Ahwaz Steel Commercial and Technical Service GmbH
Air Force Technology and Electronics Center (MATSA)
Al Yusuf Universal Import-Export Establishment (AUIE)
Alnasim Control Company
Amirkabir University of Technology
Ammunition and Metallurgy Industry Group
Arak
Armament Industries Group
Associated Fadir Industries Factories (AFIF)
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
Aviation Industries Group
Aviation Industries of Iran (SAHA)
Aviation University Complex (AUC)
Azmayesh Factories Company
Bagh Shian (Almehdi) Missile Industries
Bakeri Missile Industries Factory
Bandaran Company
Baqeri Base Factory, No. 1
Baqeri Base Factory, No. 2
Baqeri Base Factory, No. 3
Baqerololum Missile Research Center
Bashir Industrial Complex
Bonab Atomic Energy Research Center
Bonyad e-Mostazafan Foundation
Bu-Ali Sina University
Bushehr
Center for Education and Training (CE&T)
Center for Research and Educational Services (CRES)
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
Chemical Industries Group
Chemical Research and Development Company (CRDC)
Commercial Company 209
Company of M&J
Darvishi Shipyard
Defense Industries Organization (DIO)
Defense Technology and Science Research Center (DTSRC)
Djavand (Iran Fair Deal Company Ltd.) (Tehran)
Doroud Industry Complex (Khorramabad)
Educational and Research Institute (ERI)
Electro-Optics Division (EOD)
Electronics Components Industries (ECI)
Energy Novin
Engineering and Development Projects Division (EDPD)
Farayand Technique
Farayaz Chemical Research and Development Company (FCRDC)
Fars Chemical Industries Company
Foreign Procurement Department (FPDE) of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
Fuel Fabrication Labratory (FFL)
Ghoods Research Center
Guide Oil Equipment Company
Hadid Industries Company
Hasteh Sarayand
Ibn-e Heysam Research and Laboratory Complex
Idro Trading Company
Imam Hussein University of the Revolutionary Guards
Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO)
Industrial Development Group (Tehran)
Industrial International Movalled Andishe Company (IMACO)
Industrial Management Organization (IMO)
Information Systems of Iran (ISIRAN)
Instrumentation Factories Plant
Iran Aircraft Industries (IACI)
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (IAMI/IAMCO/HESA/HASA)
Iran Communications Industries (ICI)
Iran Electronics Industries (IEI)
Iran Electronics Industries Institute (IEII)
Iran Group of Surveyors (Tehran)
Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Industries (IHSRI) (PONHA)
Iran Khodro Company
Iran Navy Technical Supply Center (Bandar Bushehr/Bandar Abbas)
Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Iran Tehran Kohakd Daftar Nezarat
Iranian Diesel Engine Manufacturing Company (IDEM)
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)
Isfahan (Esfahan) Nuclear Technology Center
Isfahan Alloy Steel Complex (EASC)
Isfahan Ammunition Factory
Isfahan Chemical Industries
Isfahan Optics Industry (EOI) (IOI)
Isfahan Zarrin Khodro Vehicle Industries
ISIRAN Industries Institute
Jabr Ibn Hayan Multipurpose Laboratories (JHL)
Jamshidnezhad, Dr. Drush
Jehad Daneshgahi Organization
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Kaan Iran
Kala Naft
Kalaye Electric Company
Karaj Nuclear Research Centre for Medicine and Agriculture
Kavoshyar
Khajir Complex
Khorasan Metallurgy Industries
Khoshomi Uranium Mine (Yazd)
Kukh-Eh-Bardjamali
Laser Research Center
Lashkar Ab'ad
Lavizan-Shian Technological Research Center
M/S Ray Textile Industries
Machine Sazi Arak (MSA)
Machine Sazi Pars Company
Machine Sazi Tabriz
Machine Tools Service Center Company (MTSCC)
Malek Ashtar University
Marestan
Marine (Goolaee) Industries Group
MAVT Company
Mechanical Industry
Melli Agrochemicals
Mesbah Energy Company
Ministry of Defense Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)
Moallem Kalayeh
Moavente Sanye
Mobarakeh Steel Complex
Molybdenum, Iodine and Xenon Radioisotope Production Facility
Mostafa Khomeini Base Factory
Natanz
National Iranian Industries Organization (NIIO)
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
Naval University of Imam Khomeini
Niru Battery Company
Noor-Afza-Gostar Company
Nouz Battery Manufacturing Company (NOOR)
Novin Puneh Company
Nuclear Research Center at Tehran University
Owj Industrial Complex
Pajouheshi Electron Company
Parchin Chemical Factories
Parchin Missile Industrial Production Group
Pars Garma Company
Pars Minoo Ind. Co.
Pars Trash Company
Pasteur Institute of Iran
Payam
Physics Research Center (PHRC)
Qadiri Base Factory
Qods Aviation Industries
Ramandeh
Rashidian, Abdol Hamid
Razak Laboratories
Razi Institute
Razi Petrochemical Company (RPC)
Research Center for Genetic Biotechnology
Research Institute for Iranian Defense Industries
Revolutionary Guards Baqiyatollah Research Center
Sadadja Industrial Group
Saeed Homayouni
Saghand Uranium Mine
Sail Trading Services
Sakht Iran
Saltanat-Abad Missile Center
Samen Sanam
Sanam Industries Group
Sanam Projects Management (SPM)
Sanaye Jangafzarsazi
Sanaye Khodro Sazi (SKS)
Sanaye Mohematsazi
Sasadja Department
Sasadja Moavenate Bazargani
Sasadja Moavenate Mohandesi
Sayiden Industries Company
Sepehr Research and Technological Institute
Serzhik Avasappian
Shahid Babaie Industries Complex (SBIC)
Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group
Shahid Beheshti Complex, Gam Plant (ICI/GAM)
Shahid Chamran Hospital
Shahid Darvishi Marine Industries
Shahid Dastvareh Research Complex
Shahid Hassan Bagheri Industrial Factories Group (SHBIFG)
Shahid Hemat Industrial Group (SHIG)
Shahid Kuladooz Industrial Complex
Shahid Sanepour
Shahid Sattari Air Force University
Shahid Shafizadeh Industrial Complex (SSIC)
Shahid Shahabadi Industrial Complex
Shahid Shaheabady Research Center
Sharif University of Technology
Shiraz Electronics Industries
Skylab
Sobhani, Seyed Kharim Ali
Special Industries Group (MIDSPCIG)
State Purchasing Organization
Sub-surface Research Center
Supreme National Defense University
Tabarestan Steel Foundry
Tabriz Bakeri Base Factory
Tabriz Petrochemical Company
Tactical Communications Research Center
Tavan Gostar Company
Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
Toli Tech, Inc.
Tolid Dard Company (TOLID)
Trojack, Henry Joseph
University of Science and Defense Technology (USDT)
Uranium Chemistry Labratory (UCL)
Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF)
Vanak Missile Center
Vehicle and Equipment Industries Group (VEIG)
Vezerate Defa
Waste Disposal Site at Qom
Ya Ali Industrial Center
Ya Mahdi Industrial Research Complex (YMA)