lwien
Well-Known Member
.............and do you think they will?
IMHO, there is no way in hell that Israel would allow nukes next door. I don't believe that the question is if, but when, and it ain't gonna be pretty and we WILL be involved, if not directly, than on the sidelines offering up weapons, technology and intel. It won't destroy their nuclear program, but it will slow it down and set it back and they will continue to slow it down and set it back over and over again, so that it never becomes a threat to her existence. What I fear though is that she may push that red button herself if she feels her back is really up against the wall, and that's some scary shit right there.
I think the only thing holding them back right now is the development of non-nuclear bunker busting bombs powerful enough to do the job while small enough to either fit under the wings of their fighters or small enough to top their ground to ground missiles. They really need to have these to hit Iran's well protected under ground facilities. We and Israel have these, but they may not be strong enough to do the job yet while being small enough that it doesn't take a B2 to deliver it. A small clean tactical nuke my be the only solution but the ramifications of using such a device would be humongous. She may feel, though, that she doesn't have any other choice.
My guess?.............From tomorrow to 3 years out.
IMHO, there is no way in hell that Israel would allow nukes next door. I don't believe that the question is if, but when, and it ain't gonna be pretty and we WILL be involved, if not directly, than on the sidelines offering up weapons, technology and intel. It won't destroy their nuclear program, but it will slow it down and set it back and they will continue to slow it down and set it back over and over again, so that it never becomes a threat to her existence. What I fear though is that she may push that red button herself if she feels her back is really up against the wall, and that's some scary shit right there.
I think the only thing holding them back right now is the development of non-nuclear bunker busting bombs powerful enough to do the job while small enough to either fit under the wings of their fighters or small enough to top their ground to ground missiles. They really need to have these to hit Iran's well protected under ground facilities. We and Israel have these, but they may not be strong enough to do the job yet while being small enough that it doesn't take a B2 to deliver it. A small clean tactical nuke my be the only solution but the ramifications of using such a device would be humongous. She may feel, though, that she doesn't have any other choice.
My guess?.............From tomorrow to 3 years out.