Posted on 12/31/2009 9:33:32 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that Iran's recently diclosed second uranium enrichment plant is "immune" to conventional bombing. "The new site near Qom is meant for enrichment. What was revealed by the Iranians had been built over years and is located in bunkers that cannot be destroyed through a conventional attack," Barak told parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee.
Iran notified the UN nuclear watchdog in September that it was building a second enrichment plant near the central shrine city of Qom, after Washington accused it of covertly evading its notification responsibilities under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Confirmation of the construction work drew criticism not only from Western governments but also from the United Nations.
Enriched uranium can make the fuel for nuclear power plants but in highly extended form can also produce the fissile core of an atomic bomb.
Along with Western governments, Israel suspects Iran of seeking to develop a weapons capability under the guise of a civil nuclear programme, an accusation Tehran denies.
Along with its US ally, Israel, the region's sole if undeclared nuclear power, has refused to rule out a resort to military action to prevent Iran developing a bomb.
Barak said he feared Iran could develop a weapon by 2011.
"I believe that by early 2010 Iran will hold threshold technology (for building a bomb). That means that if it wanted, it could develop nuclear weapons within a year from obtaining threshold technology," a senior official quoted him as telling the parliamentary committee.
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YUP there are multiple things out there that can put a quick screwage to us.
Don’t bring a bunker to a nuc party.
Usually, deep bunkers make good tombs.
Judging by past (Wrong!) intelligence estimates, I would guess they have 3-5 A-Bombs by now, well on their way to thermonuclear ones.
It's the only way to be sure.
They are already on their way to minitiurizing the bomb which will allow them to MIRV and work on a hydrogen bomb.
At least we might find Jimmy Hoffa?
It depends.
It depends what side you are on. When the $hit hits the fan the results will be of biblical proportions right down to divine intervention.
Rest assured in those prophecies.
And choose your path accordingly!
Optimist!
Who? The Iranians?
If that’s a MIRV strike depiction, what’s that rocket in the background doin a U turn for???
Its not beyond any of the upcoming nuclear powers. All you need is a supercomputer to design one and time.It did not take the United States and the Soviet Union to have a MIRV capable rocket a long time.
May not look like much now, but they have come a long way quickly.
They have solid fuel rockets which makes them more dangerous. Our missiles are solid fuelled rockets and they are designed to launch on warning.
Done!
Missfire? Nothing is 100%. 9 0ut of 10 is acceptable in these cases.
The last Iranian missile test was a solid fuelled rocket. Solid fuel rockets are very stable and durable. My rockets are solid fuel. Liquid propellant is very unstable and takes time to prepare. That is not including all the precautions.
Reminds me of my USAF days (tactical, not strategic).
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