Iran would 'use nuclear defense' if threatened

Associated Press by way of Jerusalem Post ^ | 15JUN06 | Associated Press

[familyop]

Iran's defense minister on Thursday vowed that his country would "use nuclear defense as a potential" if "threatened by any power."

Speaking following a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Hassan Ali Turkmani in Teheran on Thursday, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar emphasized that Iran "should be ready for confronting all kinds of threats."

Teheran has denied accusations by the US and its allies that Iran was seeking uranium enrichment technologies in order to develop nuclear weapons, saying its program was only meant to generate electricity.

Meanwhile, Turkmani told reporters that Syria and Iran's "policy is the policy of strengthening resistance and tackling the threats of United States and Israel."

He added that he wouldn't give details of joint defense plans against Israel, although the plans were "not secret."

Answering a question regarding a newly-developed Shahab 4 missile, Najjar said that research activities were underway. Iran would continue production of "different missiles and research," Najjar declared.

The most recent Iranian missile was the Shahab 3, and Iran recently claimed to have followed it up with the development of the Shahab 4.

[cmsgop]

My Shih-Tzu could take out his Shahab 4 missile and all of the Imans all at the same time

[samadams2000]

Sooo, your saying you have the bomb??? INCOMMING!

[Ben Mugged]

use nuclear defense

program was only meant to generate electricity

Which lie are they going with this week?

[familyop]

Iran Is Building Its Missile Force
NewsMax
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1595198/posts

Excerpt:
"The Shahab-4 is quite capable of carrying enough payload to deliver an atomic bomb onto Paris, London or Berlin."

[VRWCmember]

But I thought they were just developing nuclear energy to generate electricity and that they were not trying to acquire nuclear weapons. They said so.

[Dark Skies]

Islamics may be barbarously evil but their big mouths always expose them for the cowards and blow-hards they are.

As the President would say..."nukular defense, when did that happen?"

[cbkaty]

if "threatened by any power."

...hmmmm, could that be a bit of an overreaction for simply being threatened? NO ONE is listening to them anymore...they squawk so often... We should listen....

[COEXERJ145]

If they want to test the concept of mutual assured destruction, then by all means.

[The Blitherer]

Here's what troubles me:

Iran's defense minister on Thursday vowed that his country would "use nuclear defense as a potential" if "threatened by any power."

Meanwhile, Turkmani told reporters that Syria and Iran's "policy is the policy of strengthening resistance and tackling the threats of United States and Israel."

It's right there, right THERE...Iran will use nuclear weapons against threats, and it considers Israel and the US a threat. How much clearer does it need to be? If the International community accepts this stance, then Iran could technically be justified in launching an attack at any point.

[VeniVidiVici]

Baghdad Bob's cousin strikes again!

[tet68]

Sooo, your saying you have the bomb???

Naaah, he's saying his Shih-tzu is da bomb!

Someone set us up the Shih-tzu?

[pleikumud]

We should bomb Iran's nuclear facilities right away, and keep on bombing until they are pounded into oblivion.

[GSlob]

With some clever sabotage one could provoke a large scale purge in iranian military R&D and security establishments.

[mtbopfuyn]

What nuclear defense? They claimed it was for electricity only! Did they lie?!?

[expatguy]

so did north korea

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[river rat]

This raving Islamist lunatic is going to get a whole lot of wonderful Persians killed -- if they don't get his ass and the Lunatic Clerics under control......

The civilized world can't afford to take the risk of permitting a first or second nuclear strike capability by raving lunatics who SEEK Armageddon and death....

If we are forced to strike - the strike will be devastating -- and WIDESPREAD...

Semper Fi

[reagan_fanatic]

use nuclear defense
program was only meant to generate electricity
Which lie are they going with this week?

Are you sure John Kerry isn't handling their press releases?

[Pox]

Nuclear defense?

Is that Persian for "I'll nuke myself"?

[COEXERJ145]

If we are forced to strike - the strike will be devastating -- and WIDESPREAD...