What If It Should Really Happen? How Nuclear War Could Begin In A Very Bad Neighborhood-Part II

Jewish Press ^ | March 8, 2006 | Louis Rene Beres

[freedomson]

Be it conventional or nuclear, it won't end well.

[SJackson]

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[buffyt]

I think it WILL happen. I don't know where or when. But I really think it is inevitable.

[AmericanCowboy]

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.

Ezekiel 25:17

[Graymatter]

Israel will assuredly not allow Iran to proceed to the stage of an assembled nuclear weapons capacity.

Everybody keeps saying that. Yet in the histories I read, it is so much easier to do nothing, hope for the best, and drift into catastrophe.

[Jim Noble]

an Israeli nuclear preemption would not necessarily be in violation of authoritative international law

Yawn.

If Israel has a shred of concern about international "law", Israel will soon cease to exist.

[Sabramerican]

Ironically, a sovereign "Palestinian" State, for which the World clamors, is a prerequisite for a Mideast nuclear war.

[backhoe]

Pardon the seeming "linkswarm," but there is a lot of info in these old posts of mine:

The Samson Option-- what is known about Israel's Nuclear Weapons?

-Islam, a Religion of Peace®? Some links...--

Blast maps, etc.:

-The India-Pakistani Conflict... some background information- --

Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Warfare- Survival Skills, Pt. II

U.S. Air Force: Israel has 400 nukes, building naval force

World Tribune | 7/4/02

[SJackson]

Everybody keeps saying that. Yet in the histories I read, it is so much easier to do nothing, hope for the best, and drift into catastrophe.

It is. Time will tell. My guess, Israel will act.

[Graymatter]

>>Be it conventional or nuclear, it won't end well.

I tend to agree with you. There are a billion Muslims out there and some considerable percentage of them believe it wouldn't be a bad thing if they were to fight to the death against non-believers. Whereas almost nobody thinks it appropriate to fight to the death against Islam. If that doesn't change, they win.

[11Bush]

An Israeli nuclear preemption could be expected only if: (1) Israel’s state enemies had unexpectedly acquired nuclear or other unconventional weapons presumed capable of destroying the Jewish State; (2) these enemy states had made explicit that their intentions paralleled their capabilities; (3) these states were authoritatively believed ready to begin a countdown-to-launch; and (4) Israel believed that non-nuclear preemptions could not possibly achieve the minimum needed levels of damage-limitation – that is, levels consistent with its national survival.

With the possible exception of number 3, doesn't Iran already fit the bill?

[Graymatter]

Basically what we're looking at is another Cold War, only this time it isn't the USA and the USSR. It's the Muslims and the Jews.

[Northeastern_Realist]

I don't think number four is satisfied. I'm sure there are conventional ways to stop Iran's nuclear development, especially with the help of the U.S.

[lesser_satan]

bump

[calex59]

If we, and Israel, continue to dither about the Iranian nukes, we are going to see a level of destruction on this planet that we use to fear during the cold war. The Soviet Union didn't want to die, therefore the doomsday scenario worked. Islam doesn't give a sh** if they die or not so the doomsday scenario won't work. We need to strike now and strike hard with conventional weapons, wipe out their capability to make nukes and keep doing it every time they try to start up a nuke program.

Muslims are not to be trusted with nukes!

[Noumenon]

Whereas almost nobody thinks it appropriate to fight to the death against Islam. If that doesn't change, they win.

The heart of the matter. And the elephant in the West's living room.

[Cobra64]

The Soviet Union didn't want to die, therefore the doomsday scenario worked. Islam doesn't give a sh** if they die or not so the doomsday scenario won't work. We need to strike now and strike hard with conventional weapons, wipe out their capability to make nukes and keep doing it every time they try to start up a nuke program.

I think most intelligent folks agree with your assessment and action plan.

[RightWhale]

it is so much easier to do nothing, hope for the best, and drift into catastrophe.

There are some who will do what needs to be done while there is still a choice. You have to be careful, though, and that is where qualities such as wisdom come into play.

[Noumenon]

We need to strike now and strike hard with conventional weapons, wipe out their capability to make nukes and keep doing it every time they try to start up a nuke program.

The awful and ugly truth is that we should vaporise the capitols of every Islamic state with Mecca thrown in for good measure. Each and every Islamic state should be blown back to the mideval hell from which it came.

Their 'religion' is nothing more and nothing less than a cult of death and slavery. Their history is one of oppression, slavery, slaughter and impoverishment.