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Originally posted by ukredstar
I think the difference is that on a normal day to day basis Israel wouldn't use nuclear weapons on anyone nor would any other nuclear power.
Iran, however, has said that Israel should be wiped from the face of the earth.
Originally posted by Equinox99
Bah! I'm sick of all this jibber-jabber. I say Let Iran have one nuke, if it uses it then wipe the floor clean with them. That way we don't have to waste our time fearing the worst.
Fiery rhetoric fuels Mideast war fears
According to Jane's Defense Weekly, Syria has recently supplied Hezbollah with M-600 missiles, copies of Iran's Fateh-110 system and capable of hitting central Israel. Even Hamas, less well equipped than Hezbollah, is now reputed to have rockets that can hit Tel Aviv's outskirts from the south.
Israeli commanders have said as much publicly, which indicates that they seek to prepare the civilian population for the worst.
In 2006 Hezbollah had some 12,000 Syrian and Iranian rockets. Now it's believed to have in excess of 42,000, including a large number capable of hitting Tel Aviv, Israel's largest city, and the Dimona nuclear reactor further south.
www.upi.com...
Originally posted by serbsta
reply to post by ukredstar
Originally posted by ukredstar
I think the difference is that on a normal day to day basis Israel wouldn't use nuclear weapons on anyone nor would any other nuclear power.
Iran, however, has said that Israel should be wiped from the face of the earth.
Wow, here we go again. Same utter ignorance spewed out once more. If you've read some of the replies in this thread... no, some of the replies on the previous page alone, you would know that this is a lie.
It's a pretty bold statement to make. So unless you have proof of what Ahmadinejad said and a proper translation confirming that he wanted to "wipe Israel off the map", then I would cease with the accusations to further your (now baseless) argument.
[edit on 10/2/2010 by serbsta]
Originally posted by die_another_day
My professor was talking about the Cold War today and how he experienced it as a teen.
When the Soviets had their first nuke people were scared to death.
US:USSR nuke ratio was 17:1, yet, we were still scared.
However, fear does not equate to nuclear warfare. The USSR had a "psychological" edge and we had enough nukes to destroy the world 100 times over. But no one used a single nuke during the Cold War.
You know why? Nukes were the bane of humanity. As crazy as Stalin, Khrushchev, Mao, and US presidents were, they only stored and tested nukes to scare people due to the inescapable fallout and Armageddon. And I can say that Ahmadinejad is no where near as badass as leaders of the Soviet empire or Ronald Reagan.
The Israeli government will not use nukes unless Obama gives them permission which he probably won't.
So in the end, we see that it's simply another scare tactic by the West.
Originally posted by December_Rain
This is pretty serious threat if true! The world is obsessed about nukes from Iran atm but Israel which has been cited as too hold about 200 nuclear warheads approx. without allowing IAEA inspections is threatening an attack.
I guess for shame. we need to do everything we can to protect Israel against Palestinian rock throwers and peaceful nuke programs. like Sarah Palin would say, gosh-darnit we need to support her majesty Israel, we would never want to offend our supreme masters.
dprogram.net
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Originally posted by wycky
Its 6:46 am in Iran now, interesting to see what happens.
I have a question hopefully someone can answer.
'IF' Iran decide to make weapons from the 20% enriched Uranium how much more powerful would they be compared to conventional bombs / missiles?
[edit on 10/2/2010 by wycky]
Originally posted by The Alamo Ripper
you honestly believe iran is using nuclear energy for peaceful use?
are you retarded? or just being sarcastic
seriously
Originally posted by Foppezao
Originally posted by die_another_day
My professor was talking about the Cold War today and how he experienced it as a teen.
When the Soviets had their first nuke people were scared to death.
US:USSR nuke ratio was 17:1, yet, we were still scared.
However, fear does not equate to nuclear warfare. The USSR had a "psychological" edge and we had enough nukes to destroy the world 100 times over. But no one used a single nuke during the Cold War.
You know why? Nukes were the bane of humanity. As crazy as Stalin, Khrushchev, Mao, and US presidents were, they only stored and tested nukes to scare people due to the inescapable fallout and Armageddon. And I can say that Ahmadinejad is no where near as badass as leaders of the Soviet empire or Ronald Reagan.
The Israeli government will not use nukes unless Obama gives them permission which he probably won't.
So in the end, we see that it's simply another scare tactic by the West.
And just like the Soviet union would Iran be able to fight their dirty proxy wars [with the leverage of nuclear retaliation] in Lebanon, Gaza, westbank on a higher level.Only because of that, they shouldnt be allowed to have one..
And if it be a vacuum bomb or small tactical nuke, whatever it takes to do the job..
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
I say, if they feel threatened enough.. Nuke Em to hell.