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Posted on 02/23/2026 7:16:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind
For years, the fight over Iran has centered on centrifuges, uranium stockpiles, and enrichment percentages. That framework may now be outdated. If the latest assessments are accurate, Tehran is not merely edging back toward nuclear capability but pairing advanced ballistic missiles with alleged chemical and biological payload potential. That is not incremental pressure. It is strategic escalation.
Israeli military adviser Amir Avivi said the Islamic Republic is “continuing preparations for war and the production of ballistic missiles, including chemical and biological ballistic missiles, which are very, very dangerous and need to be dealt with.”
Avivi, a former IDF brigadier general who now counsels the Israeli government, described active discussions within Israel’s defense establishment about these unconventional capabilities.
“There is a discussion in the Israeli defense establishment about the possibility of chemical and biological weapons. We know that they have capability to send a warhead that is chemical.”
That allegation changes the frame entirely. Nuclear weapons are instruments of deterrence and regime survival. Chemical or biological warheads fitted onto ballistic missiles introduce a different calculus. They are designed not merely to destroy infrastructure but to induce chaos, overwhelm civilian preparedness, and paralyze decision-making. If even partially accurate, this is not a marginal development. It is a movement up an entirely different escalation ladder.
Avivi also underscored the psychological dimension of such weapons.
“It’s the kind of weapon that can create mass hysteria. We know that they’re producing ballistic missiles around the clock, and the ballistic missiles they are producing now are more sophisticated than the ones they shot in the 12-Day War.”
Earlier reporting described incidents during Iran’s domestic crackdown in which “unknown chemical substances” were allegedly deployed in several cities. Eyewitnesses reported breathing difficulties and sudden weakness. Video reviewed by the outlet reportedly showed security forces in protective gear alongside trucks marked with hazardous substance warnings.
This is not panic territory. It is red flag territory. If Israel’s assessment is even partly correct, the Iran debate is no longer confined to uranium percentages and inspection regimes. It becomes a question of what kind of weapons Tehran is preparing to use and what kind of war it is preparing to fight. History shows that when threats evolve this quickly, they rarely remain theoretical for long.
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I don’t doubt that they are.
Too bad we can’t trust the CIA anymore.
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We better invade Iran before they use them.
I wonder. There was a C-5A transport tonight from Prestwick Scotland and it arrived at Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, and just circled for 3 hours, then left for parts unknown. I wondered what happened. Could be that Qatar insisted they not land for some reason.
RE: We better invade Iran before they use them.
Or they will use them if we invade. Chicken and Egg issue.
WMDs! LOL... falling for that again?
Well, if they attack over the WMD angle I hope they can prove it this time. It’s not Trump I’m worried about, it’s the intelligence agencies after the fiasco in Iraq.
That wasn’t an intelligence failure — unless you’re talking about the intelligence of the chumps who let themselves be hoaxed.
It's outrageous we'd even consider risking American lives in Iran.
Also too bad we can’t trust the Israelis. They will use any ruse to bring the U.S. into THEIR war.
“ THEIR war.”
That won’t fly. Many of us remember 1979
Seems like it would make more sense to make “dirty bombs” by putting payloads of radioactive waste on them.
They have re-routed several transports away from Al Udeid Air Base. I don’t know why?
No doubt. If the regime knows it’s going down, it’ll throw whatever it has at both Israel and the U.S., including activating terror cells. Nothing to lose. But better for us to care care of the problem now, when the regime is the weakest it’s been since the Islamic revolution commenced.
“...I hope they can prove it this time...”
It was provided the first time. The media and the libs lied. Ask people who wee there and told to shut up. But the proof was hidden and the US people were lied to...after the fact.
Maybe this will help as to their being there, and in a few countries that attacked Israel:
https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/meria/meria_sept04/meria04_brc01.pdf
wy69
If it’s true there should be no holds barred against Iran.
It it’s not true there should be no holds barred against Iran.
“All the reason to eat you with my dear!” - Red Riders from Hell
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