Report: Iran has 'extremely advanced' nuclear program

[Sandman]

Iran has a pretty good airforce, IIRC. It's entirely possible that they could repulse an Israeli attack.

[Spec]

Originally posted by Stuie


I don't think the country that spent eight years fighting Iraq in the 80's would be too keen on helping out their nuclear program. That's just not going to happen.

Huhum....11 years

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Sandman
Iran has a pretty good airforce, IIRC. It's entirely possible that they could repulse an Israeli attack.

Really? I always thought Israel had an airforce on par--or better--than the US. Honestly, I'm fairly certain Israel could reduce Damascus, Baghdad, Tehran, Riyadh, and Beirut to rubble within a week, if not for the homicide bomber orgy that would be sure to follow.

[Jaakko]

Originally posted by Azazel
what is "Direct Connect"? the most anime series we have here is Dragonball-Z

Shi: totally unfeasible, at the current climate.

Direct Connect is a file sharing program.

http://www.neo-modus.com/

Many animes aren't available outside Japan, so d/l:ing fan subtitled episodes is a must. Azumanga Daioh (ie. the one my avatar is from) is one of those. It's so quirky I doubt it'll ever see licensing.

[Sandman]

Did I say Israel had a bad airforce?

[Ned]

Nuclear proliferation should be a UN problem. However, given the UN's performance on Iraq, if the International Atomic Energy Agency were to tell Iran, "You must allow inspections or else we will report you to the Security Council," I wonder just how afraid the Ayatollah's will be?

This is another one the US is going to have to handle. Thank you France.

[PLATO]

Iraq...Nuclear technology/Anti American, Iran...Nuclear Technology/Anti-American, DPRK...Nuclear Technology/Anti-American.

Iraq invades neighbors...Iran supports Terrorism...DPRK guilty of weapons proliferation.

Axis of evil

And their are those who say Bush is an idiot for standing up to this?!?

Please understand this...It won't be war you are fighting against if you don't step up now.

[Az]

Jaakko: I am a week away from ADSL

Iran has a pretty good airforce, IIRC. It's entirely possible that they could repulse an Israeli attack.

depends on the scale of the airstike we're going to send there.

I think we've got one of them tankers.

Really? I always thought Israel had an airforce on par--or better--than the US. Honestly, I'm fairly certain Israel could reduce Damascus, Baghdad, Tehran, Riyadh, and Beirut to rubble within a week, if not for the homicide bomber orgy that would be sure to follow.

Israel DOES have a very large fighter-bomber force, the 3rd in the world, actually, but we haven't got a single strategic bomber, or any other heavy bomber, for that matter. We could turn all those cities into rubble, but we'll have to use artillery.

[Guynemer]

Thanks for the clarification, Azazel.

[Jaakko]

Originally posted by Azazel
Jaakko: I am a week away from ADSL

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by PLATO1003
Iraq...Nuclear technology/Anti American, Iran...Nuclear Technology/Anti-American, DPRK...Nuclear Technology/Anti-American.

Iraq invades neighbors...Iran supports Terrorism...DPRK guilty of weapons proliferation.

Axis of evil

And their are those who say Bush is an idiot for standing up to this?!?

Please understand this...It won't be war you are fighting against if you don't step up now.

USA... Nuclear technology/Anti non-American

USA invades countries all over the world... supports terrorism...guilty of weapons proliferation.

The Evil Empire.

And there are those who doubt it.

[Shi Huangdi]

Israel's air force is far better then Iran's, and what's more I am willing to bet Israels pilots are far better. I am sure it would be able to take an Iranian nuclear reacter out.

[Odin]

The reason Iran wants nukes, I bet, is Israel and Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech. It is a self defence and a "don't mess with us" thing. I don't think Iran has any intention of using them, they want nukes as a deterant. I'm sick of Bush acting like the US is the only nation allowed to have nukes.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Odin
The reason Iran wants nukes, I bet, is Israel and Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech. It is a self defence and a "don't mess with us" thing. I don't think Iran has any intention of using them, they want nukes as a deterant. I'm sick of Bush acting like the US is the only nation allowed to have nukes.

Why should they use them when they can just give them to Hezbollah? Or is terrorism just "self-defense" that we shouldn't worry about?

[Az]

Shi: yes, Israel would be able to do it, IF it all research was concentrated in a single site, as was with Osirak. The problem is, the nuclear industry in Iran is spread over numerous sites. around half a dosen IIRC. some of them are in the eastern desert. We'll have to send a hundred of aircarft or so to take them out, while crossing without agreement the airspace of two countries, at the very least. Jordan will never agree, it turns out that the main reason we didn't hit back in the gulf war was an agreement with King Hussein that we'll won't attack through their territory again, like we did in Osiraq. an act of war against Syria is out of the question, and would only be made as a last resolve.
then, there is Iraq through which we must go through, either that or Saudia, which never was in conflict with us. we ignore each other, and we would never attack them.