i agree, they would have an above ground nuclear test by now.
Scenario: We all think they are years away from having a nuclear weapon.
Negroponte is reported in JWR to have said they are a threat NOW.
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In recent testimony before the US Congress, John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence said that the danger that Tehran "will acquire a nuclear weapon and the ability to integrate it with ballistic missiles that Iran already possesses" is a cause "for immediate concern."
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Finally the Muslim world gets the drop on the Great Satan. Russian and/or Chinese help vitiates a need for any test, especially if they have surplus Ukranian nukes.
Why would China and Russia do that??
Billions of cubic feat of natural gas and billions of barrels of oil wouldn't have anything to do with it now, would it?
I would say this is all hogwash but for the fact that the Iranians withdrew all their gold financial resources from European Banks last week.That makes it true in my book. The Iranians have a very nasty surprise for the world, maybe in a nuclear mine floated in the Gulf or maybe a nuke suicide boat.
In their book we dare not retaliate with a nuclear strike. Are the Iranians right or wrong on that score ??
I hope our Navy in the Gulf is being extremely vigilant right now.