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Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites

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Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites - Times Online

The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.

“We would not make the threat [against Iran] without the force to back it. There has been a recent move, a number of on-the-ground preparations, that indicate Israel's willingness to act,” said another official from Israel's intelligence community.

He added that it was unlikely that Israel would carry out the attack without receiving at least tacit approval from America, which has struck a more reconciliatory tone in dealing with Iran under its new administration.

An accompanying article:
Obama's stance worries Israelis | theage.com.au

This will be interesting.
To be a fly on the wall when the calls are made.

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My wishlist would be real time streaming video from the strike aircraft.
 
But this time we might choose to allow Israel to defend itself so that we could be the "good guy".
I have to wonder how much tacit approval Israel would have from the Arab nations for such a strike. As much as the Arabs are opposed to the Israeli state, I don't see any of them being particularly enthusiastic about Iran having nuclear capabilities. Nuclear capacity would tilt the balance of power so far towards Tehran that the Arab nations might feel compelled to pursue nuclear programs of their own.

I can easily envision the Arab world publicly being outraged at an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and privately going "whew!".
 
I have to wonder how much tacit approval Israel would have from the Arab nations for such a strike. As much as the Arabs are opposed to the Israeli state, I don't see any of them being particularly enthusiastic about Iran having nuclear capabilities. Nuclear capacity would tilt the balance of power so far towards Tehran that the Arab nations might feel compelled to pursue nuclear programs of their own.

I can easily envision the Arab world publicly being outraged at an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and privately going "whew!".

I wonder what the Arab people and Imams reaction would be. The estimated 30% of all Muslims who support Islamism would likely not take this sitting down.
 
I can easily envision the Arab world publicly being outraged at an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and privately going "whew!".

This is EXACTLY correct. Most of the arab world, except maybe for Palestine and Syria) will publicly condemn the attack but secretly they will rejoice that Iran has been disarmed.

Most nations in the middle east do not want Iran to have nuclear arms. None of those nations will retaliate against Israel for putting a foot up the Ayetollah's ass.

I do not believe the current US Presidency will support such an act. In fact, Joe Biden has already cautioned Israel about such an action.

Honestly, I hope the situation can be resolved without the use of force; however, I doubt Iran is going to be cooperative.
 
There is absolutely no evidence that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons. This is all hype.

Says you ... and you are usually incorrect.

Iran's nuclear fuel has been enriched WELL BEYOND what is needed for generating electricity.

This is evidence enough that Iran has more on their agenda then civilian power generation.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

:shock:
 
Says you ... and you are usually incorrect.

Iran's nuclear fuel has been enriched WELL BEYOND what is needed for generating electricity.

This is evidence enough that Iran has more on their agenda then civilian power generation.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

:shock:
I would like to see a link to your statement
 
Vader, you should know by now that I don't respond to your posts anymore, as you always end up trolling regardless of what I say, so it's a waste of your time to respond to mine.

Just a heads up.
 
Iranian Progress Toward Nuclear Weapons

This site explains Iran's nuclear program from head to toe.
That site only gives Michael Crawford´s opinion up to july 2008
and makes no mention of your claim that ¨Iran's nuclear fuel has been enriched WELL BEYOND what is needed for generating electricity¨
Iran Is a signatory of the Nuclear non proliferation Treaty which brings obligations and Rights, one of those rights is the development of Nuclear power
 
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Says you ... and you are usually incorrect.

Iran's nuclear fuel has been enriched WELL BEYOND what is needed for generating electricity.

This is evidence enough that Iran has more on their agenda then civilian power generation.

Wake up and smell the coffee!

:shock:

Iran has just as much right to develop nuclear weapons as Pakistan, North Korea, or Israel. Iran should be an ally of the West, not an enemy. They are an ancient civilization, much more stable and reliable than Pakistan. To destroy the reactors they have worked on for so long would only create terrorists.
 
Iran has just as much right to develop nuclear weapons as Pakistan, North Korea, or Israel. Iran should be an ally of the West, not an enemy.

Iran doesn't seem to think so.
 
That site only gives Michael Crawford´s opinion up to july 2008 and makes no mention of your claim that ¨Iran's nuclear fuel has been enriched WELL BEYOND what is needed for generating electricity¨
Iran Is a signatory of the Nuclear non proliferation Treaty which brings obligations and Rights, one of those rights is the development of Nuclear power
Iran has enriched enough uranium to make bomb, IAEA says
Julian Borger, diplomatic editor
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 19 February 2009 20.13 GMT

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The UN's nuclear watchdog reported today that Iran had managed to enrich a metric tonne of low enriched uranium (LEU), which UN officials say is technically enough to build a nuclear weapon.</snip>

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One respected US analyst said that the tonne milestone meant that Iran had reached "breakout capacity" - the theoretical ability to produce the 20-25 kg highly enriched uranium needed for one functioning warhead. Others were more cautious but said there was plenty more in the report to raise the level of international concern.</snip>

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The IAEA said that Iran had put a roof over a "heavy-water" nuclear reactor being built near the town of Arak and was preventing agency inspectors from carrying out ground inspections, meaning that they no longer had any way of seeing what was being done at the facility, which could potentially produce plutonium.</snip>

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Iran is also refusing to tell the IAEA where it is manufacturing the centrifuges used to enrich uranium, so the agency cannot confirm how many are being produced and where they are being installed.</snip>

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David Albright, a veteran UN weapons inspector, who now heads the independent Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) in Washington, gave a blunter assessment. "They have reached a nuclear weapons breakout capability. You can dance about it, but they would have enough to make 20-25 kg of weapons-grade HEU," Albright said. "If they break out they will do it at a clandestine facility, not at Natanz, so you can't use Natanz as a measure of how fast they could do it. The Iranians have stopped telling the IAEA about the production of centrifuges … so the agency doesn't know how many they are making."</snip>

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"What should be of concern is that the IAEA is becoming less able to provide an accurate picture of what is going on. We don't know where centrifuges are being manufactured and whether they are being delivered to Natanz or somewhere else. And we cannot remotely see what is happening at [a] heavy water facility under construction at Arak, and whether that is being used for peaceful purposes."</snip>

In addition...

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In a separate report released at the same time, the IAEA said traces of uranium taken from the site of an alleged nuclear reactor in Syria were manmade and rejected the Syrian government's claim that the uranium had come from Israeli missiles used to destroy the site in 2007.

The report on the Dair Alzour site puts enormous pressure on Damascus as it rejects the Syrian explanation for the presence of uranium and denounces the government for its lack of cooperation with the agency's inquiry.</snip>
Source: guardian.co.uk
 
Abdul Qadeer Khan only sold Iran recipes for cookies and pies....:roll:
 
A snip here and a snip there
The UN's nuclear watchdog reported today that Iran had managed to enrich a metric tonne of low enriched uranium (LEU), which UN officials say is technically enough to build a nuclear weapon.

UN officials cautioned that there remained many practical obstacles to the production of a bomb, and pointed out that the uranium was under close surveillance,

The official added that: "The nuclear material has been under containment and surveillance at all times."
Iran has enriched enough uranium to make bomb, IAEA says | World news | guardian.co.uk
 
My opinion on this can be summed up in one sentence:

"Whew! What took you so long??"

Iran with nukes... not good for anybody. Including the average Iranian.

G.
 
Most people believe its only the US and Israel against Iran wanting nukes, hell no one in the ME wants Iran to obtain nukes.
 
Most people believe its only the US and Israel against Iran wanting nukes, hell no one in the ME wants Iran to obtain nukes.
Agreed, Not even Iran wants them
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the Middle East to be free of nuclear weapons.

Speaking after talks with Kuwaiti leaders, Mr Ahmadinejad said nuclear weapons were a threat to stability.

He said Iran was a good neighbour, and reiterated that its nuclear programme was for peaceful, civilian purposes.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran call for nuclear-free region
 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the Middle East to be free of nuclear weapons.

:lamo :spin:


Yup, he wants to have a monopoly.
 
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