Posted on 06/11/2010 6:01:40 PM PDT by Strategy
Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran's nuclear facilities, The Times can reveal.
In the week that the UN Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on Tehran, defence sources in the Gulf say that Riyadh has agreed to allow Israel to use a narrow corridor of its airspace in the north of the country to shorten the distance for a bombing run on Iran.
To ensure the Israeli bombers pass unmolested, Riyadh has carried out tests to make certain its own jets are not scrambled and missile defence systems not activated. Once the Israelis are through, the kingdom's air defences will return to full alert.
"The Saudis have given their permission for the Israelis to pass over and they will look the other way," said a US defence source in the area. "They have already done tests to make sure their own jets aren't scrambled and no one gets shot down. This has all been done with the agreement of the [US] State Department."
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If Iran goes nuclear, Saudi Arabia becomes Iran’s bit**.
That’s the last thing Saudi Arabia needs or wants.
Pure self interest. Nothing more, nothing less.
//Israel would require more than one mission to seriously cripple or destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, many of which are underground in fortified strongholds or in mobile labs. This wouldn’t be as easy as taking out the Iraqi facility.//
Thanks, because I have been saying that all along and no one would listen. Also F-16’s and F-15’s do not have the lift capability for the size of bunker buster they would need to penetrate these facilities IMO. The B-52 and the B-1 could do it but they’ll need stealth and means the B-2. Of course they dont have anything like that.
Is that even possible with modern high band radar?
This data was undoubtedly released to tell the Iranians that it is getting serious and to stop enriching uranium or things are going to get a whole lot rougher for them.
they can’t attack Iran themselves without angering the other Muslim countries.
Israel ought to just do it today, except like USMR said, can they get back safely?
Won’t disagree with you on this point. I wouldn’t trust a raghead with anything. Their own religion allows them to lie as long as it in advancement of their perverted religion.
I wouldn’t trust the Saudis as far as I could throw them. Wouldn’t surprise me if the Israelis had to fight them on the return trip.
Typical UK newspaper lack of attribution via the “it has been revealed...” line.
Hummmm let’s see how this works itself out.
I agree, what’s that we always say about “loose lips sinking ships?” If this was a topic of conversation at my base it would never be on any public social network of any kind.
No, of course not.
[wink] [wink] [nudge] [nudge]
Saudi wants Iran cut down a few notches, but otoh could they resist the opportunity to stab Israel in the back and attack the aircraft on the return leg from Iran???
sure, the IAF would kick some butt except that the pilots might be tired and the Saudis would be happy if they shot down a few IAF planes just for PR cred in the world of Islamo-fascists.....
not saying Israel won’t be “allowed” to do the strikes, just that the IAF should be ready for and expecting anything, including treachery, which is typical for the Islamo-fascist death cult.
What’s in it for Saudi Arabia?
Iran wants control of the Arabian Gulf and the oil supplies Saudi has.
Or Israel can wait and let the Saudis do it for them. Remember Iran is fighting in Saudi territory with insurgents.
Money, power, security.
Don't set your shields down to drink, and never trust your back to someone religiously bound to murder you.
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