Iran Still "2-3 Years" From Atom Bomb

Scotsman ^ | 1-31-2007 | Mark Trevelyan

[SlowBoat407]

Let's all relax, then. No sense jumping the gun.

(Do I really need the "/s"?)

[Ben Mugged]

Ours or theirs?

[Froufrou]

Oh, yeah. I'm relieved (not.)

[mainepatsfan]

That's like when your professor moves up the date when your paper is due. You of course don't waste that newly gained time. /s

[SampleMan]

At any given time, Iran is no more than 30 minutes from getting an atom bomb.

[reagan_fanatic]

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said last week an attack on Iran would be "absolutely counterproductive and...catastrophic".

...while offering absolutely nothing as a viable alternative to military action. The UN is worthless.

[ASA Vet]

That's true for every nation in the world.

[ASA Vet]

Right, Everyone keep clam.

[Patrick1]

Whew! Dodged a bullet there, we will all be dead from Global Warming before the mullahs get the bomb.

[cpdiii]

The limiting step for Iran is the fissionable material which they will have in 2 or 3 years. Iran has been cooperating with North Korea in North Korea's pursuit of an atomic weapons. Iran has a lot of oil money. North Korea is destitute. North Korea has the fissionable weapons grade material. North Korea has never hesitated to sell anything they can for money, i.e. drugs, weapons, and counterfeit US currency. We have a problem!

I would suspect the only reason that they have not sold the material (if they have not) is we now have an isotopic signature of their bomb from the recent tests in North Korea. If this material were used by Iran it would have a "return address" on it via its isotopic makeup.

[Capt. Tom]

At any given time, Iran is no more than 30 minutes from getting an atom bomb.

If the Infidel collaborator who heads up nuclear Pakistan is replaced, Iran could have a bomb in a matter of weeks.- Tom

Pakistan- Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

[EvilOverlord]

Two or three years out?

I guess that means that President Bush doesn't need to do anything, since Iran won't have a bomb during his term (lucky, that, isn't it?), and the problem can be simply pushed to the next president with no risk.

The next president will of course be a democrat, so there will be no reason for Iran to cause us any trouble at that point, because everyone knows that democrats are nice and don't cause trouble for the world.

Therefore, we will never have to attack Iran.

Isn't that right? Anybody? Anybody?

oh, yeah: "/S"

[onedoug]

Totally unlike the primitive North Koreans.

[word_warrior_bob]

Sure, that's what they would like us to believe. If we take them at their word and they get it in 2-3 months, then what?

I vote we overreact in Iran now.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

International Institute for Strategic Studies - OK what's their prediction success rate. How'd they do on Pakistan?

[Rummyfan]

Iran is at least two to three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, a leading global think-tank said on Wednesday.

I'm glad we can relax about that then! And of course a leading global think-tank could never be wrong! Hell, the CIA didn't know the Berlin Wall was about to come down and was useless in preventing 9/11. What credibility does a think-tank have in such a matter?

[jdm]

Iran Still "2-3 Years" From Atom Bomb

Isn't this what's said EVERY 2-3 Years?

I mean, seriously. At some point it's BEEN 2-3 years ALREADY! :O)

[sheik yerbouty]

They ought to be made to be 2 or 3 years from the Stone Age.

[Coffee_drinker]

vote we overreact in Iran now.

Better to overreact now and have a country than to wait and be dead.