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KB5252 said:
I agree with one small but important caveat. They cannot touch the underground, hardened enrichment facility without us. They don't have the vehicle even if we supplied the payload.
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Just curious: with total air superiority, is it feasible for the Israelis to use an air assault brigade to attack this site?
 
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GroverCleveland said:
Just curious: with total air superiority, is it feasible for the Israelis to use an air assault brigade to attack this site?
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I would imagine they have a nearby force for which reaction.

It's possible but very risky and the Arab world wouldn't take kindly to an invading grind force. Imagine there would be some objections. And Israel is waking a very fine line.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Strongly disagree with this statement.

Nuclear weapons are incredibly complex. Splitting the atom isnt easy. My little brother is a nuclear engineer. He has no idea how to make a nuclear weapon. Has never met anyone who could...not his professors, his bosses, coworkers etc. Literally none. Ever. Not once. In fact, that work is so compartmentalized (for obvious reasons) that theres not 1 human being in this country that could build a nuclear device that would actually detonate. Thank God. Even trying to acquire the required equipment and parts would immediately be flagged by the FBI, CIA, probably Mossad and half the other intelligence agencies on Earth. We take that stuff super seriously.

Nevermind the fact that you cannot get your hands on "yellow cake" Uranium that is enriched to the 90%+ purity of weapons grade. Nor any other Uranium...of any grade. The Iranians probably got their Uranium from China or a former Soviet state...and have managed to admittedly achieve 60% purity on a large amount. That is 1 enrichment cycle away from weapons grade Uranium. Thats why they are getting their azzes handed to them right now. This has taken several decades and BILLIONS of dollars. It has also taken incredible levels of deception and secrecy, and cost them many lives in the process. It also required either China or Russia giving them supplies AND at least some of the technology to enrich. Yet they STILL don't have a weapon. Thankfully. They would absolutely nuke Israel right now if they had one. They have said as much.

It is absolutely not a foregone conclusion that any nation who wants a nuclear weapon can have one in 2025. There are lots of countries that want them, that dont have them now. Mostly the ones who hate us fwiw. We can, should, and will prevent anyone else from having nuclear weapons that we can...especially in our hemisphere. If China wants to arm their lesser neighbors like N Korea, there likely nothing we can do to prevent that. Good luck to anyone else trying to acquire that technology without US approval. We can detect even underground tests from halfway around the world.
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And yet Pakistan has managed to have a working nuclear weapons program for almost 30 years.

The only thing that has even slowed Iran down is economic sanctions. With enough money, and effort, you aren't stopping a country from pursuing the technology.
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List of countries by uranium reserves - Wikipedia

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Vol8188 said:
Iran openly admits they’ve enriched uranium to 60%.

Should she be replaced? Absolutely. She should have never been appointed.
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I'm not very concerned about whether Iran is close to a nuclear weapon or not. That's really Israel's problem to handle. As I said, we should sell weapons to Israel and the Saudis and let them keep the region reasonably safe.

If anyone gets nuked in the region it's bad for all of humanity but it's REALLY bad first for Israel and Saudi Arabia so they have the most skin in that game. Since no one else in the region is making threats toward Israel about bombing Iran, I assume everyone nearby agrees: Iran needs a spanking.

My humor in this is watching American politicians attempt to appear relevant and powerful in a situation that really doesn't need our involvement.

Seriously. It's like Middle School. "You'd better surrender" and "we forbid the President from acting" and all of the DC posturing so when it's over they can pretend they were so powerful.

Not every bombing requires the US to take a position. China understands this well. Keep your mouth shut more than you run it and nobody will know how powerful you are.
 
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Trying to get caught up. I see Trump has called for Iran’s unconditional surrender. Man, just let Israel to their thing and support them by being quiet.

Other than that, any real news from tonight’s strikes?
 
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BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Supreme Leader declares 'the battle begins' after Warning Israel about 'great surprise… that the World Will Remember For Centuries' as Trump weighs whether to order US strikes​


Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sent out some eerie messages as US President Donald Trump continues to weigh his options on the ongoing war between the Iranian regime and Israel.

In an X post on Tuesday night, Khamenei shared a disturbing image showing balls of fire raining down on an ancient city.

'In the name of the noble Haidar, the battle begins,' he wrote in Farsi, referring to Ali - whom Shia Muslims consider the first Imam and the rightful successor to the prophet Mohammed.


Khamenei also shared a separate message in English, saying: 'We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime.

'We will show the Zionists no mercy,' he declared.

Meanwhile, Iranian state television ominously reported that 'tonight, a great surprise will occur - one that the world will remember for centuries.'

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent out some eerie messages Tuesday night

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He shared a disturbing image showing balls of fire raining down on an ancient city

www.dailymail.co.uk

Iranian Supreme Leader declares 'the battle begins'

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent out some eerie messages Tuesday night as US President Donald Trump continues to weigh his options on the ongoing war with Israel.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
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Franklin Pierce said:

BREAKING NEWS: Iranian Supreme Leader declares 'the battle begins' after Warning Israel about 'great surprise… that the World Will Remember For Centuries' as Trump weighs whether to order US strikes​


Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sent out some eerie messages as US President Donald Trump continues to weigh his options on the ongoing war between the Iranian regime and Israel.

In an X post on Tuesday night, Khamenei shared a disturbing image showing balls of fire raining down on an ancient city.

'In the name of the noble Haidar, the battle begins,' he wrote in Farsi, referring to Ali - whom Shia Muslims consider the first Imam and the rightful successor to the prophet Mohammed.


Khamenei also shared a separate message in English, saying: 'We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime.

'We will show the Zionists no mercy,' he declared.

Meanwhile, Iranian state television ominously reported that 'tonight, a great surprise will occur - one that the world will remember for centuries.'

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent out some eerie messages Tuesday night

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He shared a disturbing image showing balls of fire raining down on an ancient city

www.dailymail.co.uk

Iranian Supreme Leader declares 'the battle begins'

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent out some eerie messages Tuesday night as US President Donald Trump continues to weigh his options on the ongoing war with Israel.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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Sun comes up in an hour over there...
 
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