Posted on 01/07/2014 8:27:18 AM PST by dennisw
Israel is not a party to the just signed Geneva Agreement, which includes the United States, Russia, China, UK, France, and Germany; she may decide to bomb the Arak reactor and thereby eliminate one certain route for Iran to gain a nuclear weapon. Recall that India's 1974 nuclear test explosion used Pu-239 made in the CIRUS "research" reactor, which had been constructed in the 1950s with US-Canadian assistance.
Israel has a lot of experience in destroying such reactors. In 1981 they bombed Osiris, a similar reactor under construction with French help in Iraq. In September 2007, in Operation "Mivtza Bustan" (Orchard), Israel destroyed a plutonium reactor at al-Kibar, Syria, being built with North Korean assistance, and and financed by Iran. There is no evidence of US participation in either operation -- though it did align with Western strategic objectives on nuclear non-proliferation.
In the case of Iran, much has been written about its enrichment of uranium in underground facilities that are well protected. Iran employs centrifuges, although there are other methods that can be used and work well. But Iran has also been constructing a nuclear reactor near Arak, capable of producing weapons-grade Pu-239, sufficient for about one bomb per year.
Arak is located about halfway between Isfahan and Tehran, somewhat to the west and close to the Iraqi border. The reactor installation is above ground, fairly extensive, and has been photographed many times.
According to the White House press release, Iran has agreed to stop its construction of the reactor -- although Iran does not share this interpretation. Negotiations are continuing to settle this dispute. It should be noted that the Geneva Agreement permits Iran to continue uranium enrichment to low levels, essentially negating six separate UN Security Council resolutions that demand Iran stop all enrichment activities.
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Tick, tick, tick, tick...
This reactor is being presented as bait to hide something more important elsewhere.
Wouldn't that just make John F'n Kerry's day.
God is with you Israel. Do what you need to do.
WHAT WE NEED IS A CANNISTER DRIVE.....DONATION JARS ON ALL US RETAIL COUNTERS....’PLEASE DONATE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL AS IT SEEKS TO NEUTRALIZE IRANIAN TROUBLE MAKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST...’
I THINK IT’LL WORK....AND SAVE THE WORLD IN THE BARGAIN...
Um..no we don’t.
If Israel wants to launch WW3 they should do so on their own shekel.
We keep hearing about an imminent attack by Israel on Iran. But it never materializes. Israel cannot believe the situation will improve the longer they wait. And no matter when they ultimately attack world opinion decidedly will be against them. Clearly, no one has Israel’s back on this issue (except, maybe, the Saudi’s), so what are they waiting for?
Israel should just let themselves be sacrificed to Iran’s moon god (small g) so as not to star a massive war?
If Israel doesn’t stop Iran’s nuclear program then Israel will be nuked.
Those are the stakes.
I believe Israel is acting. Don’t forget, there was that long period of apparent inactivity on both sides which didn’t seem to make sense - and then we all learned about Stuxnet.
Israel’s rulers regard attacking Iran as their last resort. I pray God that they are not driven to it, and can defeat Iran using a keyboard.
Which side are you on? The Muslim side or the Christian-Jewish side? There is a war going on and has been for centuries. You can try and ignore reality but reality will not ignore you no matter how you play ostrich with your head buried in the dirt.
if anyone thinks iran will take israel out first, before the usa - trying to - you’re nuts. obama will help them. they will go after the great satan before the little one. take it to the bank.
Yooo,
Israel,
Just do it
Um..no we don’t.
If Israel wants to launch WW3 they should do so on their own shekel.
UMM B.S. ....THE ENEMY OF OUR ENEMY IS OUR FRIEND...IT’S IN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO HELP A FRIEND ELIMINATE AN EMEMY...THIS OUTFIT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED BEFORE IT GETS TOO FAR LIKE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH GER. IN WW2. THERE’S SUCH A THING AS HISTORY SONNY, CRACK A BOOK ONCE IN AWHILE...LEARN SOMETHING SMALL GRASSHOPPER...
Lol..are you same the guy who briefs Mitt Romney on foreign policy?
No...if the socialist Jewish state wants to start a massive sectarian war in the Middle East they're free to do so.
Just not at US taxpayer expense...sabe?
On Ann Coulter’s advice and my own good sense, I voted for Governor Romney unlike the Wackeys who didn’t back him and or didn’t vote at all. And and therefore gave us what we got today. I don’t think birds like you are going to be mistaken for Albert Einstein’s even distant relatives anytime soon. Bwahahaha.”.
If Bibi loses the election, Israel will cease to exist within a decade.
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