To: depressed in 06
An successful Israeli attack on Iran to take out its nuke program is virtually impossible, if the US doesn’t along them to cross Iraq. How are they going to get to Iran?
43 posted on
07/11/2009 8:44:42 AM PDT by
Jabba the Nutt
(Are they insane, stupid or just evil?)
To: Jabba the Nutt
They can fly via Turkey or Saudi Arabia. There were reports that the Saudis allowed them to pass their airspace.
44 posted on
07/11/2009 8:48:03 AM PDT by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
To: Jabba the Nutt
An successful Israeli attack on Iran to take out its nuke program is virtually impossible, if the US doesnt along them to cross Iraq. How are they going to get to Iran?
Israel will think outside the box, in handling Iran's nuke program. If Israel decides to go after them militarily, I've read analysts that say it will be with Israel's ICBM's. The Israeli's have the new Jericho III, which is capable of a a 2000 - 3000 lb warhead. Imagine, if you will, a hardened non-nuclear warhead, essentially made out of Tungsten alloy, moving around 6 miles per second on impact. The force would equal that of a nuclear bomb, but would be entirely concentrated on a single impact point. I cannot imagine the penetrating capabilities of such a weapon, but I'd guess nothing that is not buried at least a thousand feet is safe. If a target is deeper, well multiple impacts would probably work. The US has developed such a warhead for our SSBM's, and I doubt it would be a real stretch for the Israeli's to develop such a weapon, with the missile being the hardest part to fabricate. A low-tech tactical non-nuke with nuclear sized yields.
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