Ping
What I’ve said all along - Israel is the solution where an Iranian nuke is concerned. Does anyone think Israel will just stand by and let a madman bent on their annihilation acquire nukes? Didn’t think so.
What if the weapon was constructed from a hodgepodge of “stolen” devices... and no sole signature is apparent? Further... that the theft of these “devices” is made public well in advance of the nuclear event?
So, preemptively attacking a country that has not attacked anyone is now OK with the Left?
Hmmm .... North Korea is closer to nuclear bomb production than Iran, and every bit as irresponsible’ they even ALREADY have missiles that can reach the US, unlike Iran.
So I guess the author is really calling for an attack on North Korea .... clearly its bomb-threat must be eliminated now, for the safety of our cities ...
And what's even worse is that because a 10 kT improvised nuclear device will be detonated literally at ground level, it also means Ground Zero will be essentially uninhabitable for at least a couple of decades, because all the dirt and debris blown up from the blast will be dangerously radioactive. (People forget both Little Boy and Fat Man were detonated several thousand feet off the ground to maximize blast effect, but the actual fallout generated was relatively low because there was no significant cratering of the ground below the detonation point. A more accurate example would be the nuclear tests done at the Nevada Test Site, where the bomb was detonated only a couple of hundred feet off the ground on a tower.)
What is this "international law" and why should a country that must defend itself be concerned with it?
“Governments, however, are not always able to control all their members. Some members of the Iranian administration might not be deterred by the prospect of nuclear armageddon (indeed, some seem to welcome it). Which means that the only way to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists it to keep them out of the hands of national governments who might give them to terrorists. {
“If Iran builds a nuclear bomb factory, you can be sure that Israel will try to destroy it. You can also be sure that, when it happens, the rest of the world will not object.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007619/posts
Adm. Mullen: U.S. Preparing Strike Option Against Iran
newsmax.com ^ | April 26, 2008 | staff
Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:02:16 AM by kellynla
Making it crystal clear to Iran, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday that the United States is preparing for “potential military courses of action” against it if Tehran does not stop aiding insurgents in Iraq and fails to stop building nuclear weapons.
Admitting that a third conflict in the region would be “extremely stressing” for America’s military, he warned Iran that it was mistake to suggest the United States did not have the resources to strike Iranian military targets.
“I have reserve capability, in particularly our Navy and our Air Force, not just there, but available globally,’’ Mullen said. “There are lots of potential military courses of action.’’
Mullen made similar comments about the Pentagon’s ability strike Iran last November.
“From a military standpoint, there is more than enough reserve to respond if that, in fact, is what the national leadership wanted to do, and so I don’t think we’re too stretched in that regard,” he said then.
Mullen’s comments, made during a Pentagon press conference, are aligned with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. David Petraeus, both of whom have stepped up the pressure on Iran. Gates said last week that Iran is “hell-bent” in acquiring nuclear weapons.”
Ping on Iran and its nuke program. I finally got my ping list back off of my old computer.
If the Russian supplied Iranian jihad exporting dictatorship is not removed, coupled with their Russian-supported nuke [weapons] sites (very soon), we shall only have ourselves to blame, when the unthinkable becomes of horrid fact.
They have Mecca. They need know we would obliterate it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZzUSiFIIg8
What we need to do is declare that if “ANY” US city or interest is nuked then we nuke Mecca and Medina.
That should make any Islamics stop their own kind from any attack.
We have been living under threat of global thermonuclear obliteration for 50 years. Some crazy threat to obliterate a theater district somewhere isn’t making the grade.
Alot of the Brit and euro comments are disturbing. They seem like enemies more than allies.
Deterrence breaks down as a consequence.
Wrong, destroy what the terrorists hold dear. Holy Cities, Koran printing plants and native populations are good choices.