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ISRAEL has drawn up secret plans for a combined air and ground attack on targets in Iran if diplomacy fails to halt the Iranian nuclear programme.
The inner cabinet of Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, gave “initial authorisation” for an attack at a private meeting last month on his ranch in the Negev desert.
Israeli forces have used a mock-up of Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant in the desert to practise destroying it. Their tactics include raids by Israel’s elite Shaldag (Kingfisher) commando unit and airstrikes by F-15 jets from 69 Squadron, using bunker-busting bombs to penetrate underground facilities.
Dick Cheney, the American vice-president, emphasised on Friday that Iran would face “stronger action” if it failed to respond. But yesterday Iran rejected the initiative, which provides for entry to the World Trade Organisation and a supply of spare parts for airliners if it co-operates.
US officials warned last week that a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities by Israeli or American forces had not been ruled out should the issue become deadlocked at the United Nations
Originally posted by bodrul
and people question why Iran should have nukes
with a neigbour like that on their doorstep
Originally posted by bodrul
and people question why Iran should have nukes
with a neigbour like that on their doorstep
Originally posted by namehere
Originally posted by bodrul
and people question why Iran should have nukes
with a neigbour like that on their doorstep
yea attacking to prevent an enemy 50 times larger than you from getting nukes is so evil, once iran has nukes they will invade israel and kill every jew in israel, i guess israel cant defend itself from iran.
Originally posted by namehere
yea attacking to prevent an enemy 50 times larger than you from getting nukes is so evil, once iran has nukes they will invade israel and kill every jew in israel, i guess israel cant defend itself from iran.
Originally posted by Realist05
That said, Iran funds Hizbullah and encourages suicide bombing in Israel directed against civilians.
Originally posted by Realist05
They want the bomb as a way of discouraging American intervention in thier affairs. There is a lot of evidence indicating thier program is not for "peaceful" (read: no bombs) purposes.