You know, Iran really doesn’t have to use missiles to get a couple of nukes into the United States and set them off in large metropolitan cities—they likely have some “suitcase nukes” that they bought from Russia. Do you remember how Russia said that they had about 10 of these things gone missing not too long ago, maybe in 2000? (but not ‘missing’, just sold them to their ally Iran and other highest bidders).
What is it to say that these devices haven’t already made it across the Texas and California borders and be set off in LA and Dallas (or Austin)? And on a major Jewish or Christian observant day, like Hanukkah or Christmas?
From the depths of my soul I would hope that it would not take this scenario to finally and literally kick the U.S. military into launching a coup. While I was outside drinking coffee a few minutes ago, after hearing a cheery (but propaganda always) advertisement about how absolutely fabulous ObominationCare is, I said to myself, “That [O-Care, everything that that evil man has done to our country] needs to be stopped, and why not right now?”
Even with all the military personnel that the non-human thing that occupies the WH has fired, there has to be some left that will truly honor their creed and stop this madness.
Re: first half
Should such a scenario arise, methinks they wouldn’t wait for “the right time”. You don’t sit on such an opportunity, waiting for the stars to align. Such an attack would be a defining moment, in no need of any other defining moment to bolster it. Delays greatly increase risk of discovery; keeping such a radio-active hot spot concealed for a prolonged period is darned near impossible, as there’s rather some serious money & tech devoted to finding such things.
I agree delivery would not be a huge problem. I disagree about them waiting to use it (deliver, push button, meet Allah - works for them).
Re: second half
Alas, it would require a staggering screwup for such military intervention. We’re still at the point where normal people can disagree about his actions, and the military is obliged to let the established political process take its course.
Taking down OBL was a scaled-down version of such a scenario. Methinks (based on little but perception of circumstance) BHO wanted to _not_ terminate OBL, but military folk long devoted to doing so made clear “THIS WILL HAPPEN - get on board or you’re out”, so he sat in the operation room quivering. Should we see, er, bright lights in NYC & LA (or some such), military personnel will likewise make clear about subsequent actions. And that’s about the only thing that WOULD persuade such intervention.