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2012-01-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-01-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 So iff Iran doesn't start anything, nor the US, as per the Gulf Region then milaction agz Iran is unlikely unless a major event(s) occurs elsewhere in the world.

STILL COMES DOWN TO THE CLOCK GOING TICK ... TICK ...TICK IN FAVOR OF IRAN + NUCPROGS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-28 00:14|| 2012-01-28 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 The fins on these things are going to have to be absolutely enormous if they want to have any chance whatsoever of steering that thing. Without this, the plane will have to be fling along a near-perfect flight path, including altitude, heading, speed, and bomb-release timing. Heck, air density might even come into play. Maybe they need to drop a 5000# bomb first just to soften things up a bit.

Posted by gorb 2012-01-28 05:03|| 2012-01-28 05:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Ho ho, even better, steer it with JATOs or something. And when it gets lined up perfectly, boost its speed with the JATOs as long as you can get them to all shut off or disconnect at the same time. Game over.

Posted by gorb 2012-01-28 05:06|| 2012-01-28 05:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Oddly enough, a "radiation bomb" would probably work the best. It essentially just sets down on the ground, then irradiates everything with deadly and destructive to electronics radiation.

Alternatively, the very mysterious "deep digger" missile, that after a highly successful test in burrowing through deep reinforced concrete, suddenly disappeared and has not been mentioned since, would seem to come into play.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-28 08:29|| 2012-01-28 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 use the MOP too soften things up and just use reg bombs too either finish the process. If all they are doing is trying too delay the program I m sure this will work.

Posted by chris 2012-01-28 08:53|| 2012-01-28 08:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Anonymoose, there is the 'Deep Digger' system (basically a ground-directed repeating cannon) that was tested and seemed to work, and there is the 'Super-cavitation missile' (shape designed to create a shock wave ahead of the missile that displaces unconsolidated overburden to allow the explosive warhead to get to the hardened bunker). Never heard if it was successfully tested or not. Would be surprised if there are not even more 'creative' solutions to the problem.
Of course you don't have to destroy the bunker itself - just all its access points for air, power, etc.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-28 09:01|| 2012-01-28 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Second Chris's solution; after all, the inability to destroy any bunkers is only theoratical. The only way to validate that is to use em and then see what happens. can't hurt.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2012-01-28 11:20|| 2012-01-28 11:20|| Front Page Top

#8 What we have here, is a conundrum of sorts, but with several viable possibilities. That aint too shabby. The inverse-JATO thingie should be incorporated just to add a measure of audacity and Team building. ;-)

Posted by Bugs Glomoque3110 2012-01-28 21:18|| 2012-01-28 21:18|| Front Page Top

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