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Iran threatens to attack Israeli nuclear power plant
2006-02-24

If the United States launches an attack on Iran, the Islamic republic will retaliate with a military strike on Israel's main nuclear facility. Dr. Abasi, an advisor to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, said Tehran would respond to an American attack with strikes on the Dimona nuclear reactor and other strategic Israeli sites such as the port city of Haifa and the Zakhariya area.

Haifa is also home to a large concentration of chemical factories and oil refineries. Zakhariya, located in the Jerusalem hills is - according to foreign reports - home to Israel's Jericho missile base. Both Israeli and international media have published commercial satellite images of the Zakhariya and Dimona sites.

Abasi, a senior lecturer at Tehran University, was quoted in the Roz internet news site, identified with reform circles in Iran.
Oh, he sounds like a real reformist.
Posted by:Jackal

#11  I would imagine an Israeli Reactor would be heavily reinforced and dug in deep. The one or two that would actually make a direct hit would not be a game ender (besides the core would be nice and cool weeks before things go their).

Two wild card variables thou,
1) Syria are they going to jump over the cliff with Iran? (Personally I think Baby Assad will be thinking more along saving his own a*s.

2) How will Israel respond to being hit with missiles?

3) Iran knows its the end would they pull the WMD tips out of storage? Their missiles are not accurate enough for buildings or even reactors but cities very doable.
Posted by: C-Low   2006-02-24 23:03  

#10  Throttle back, Joe. Here, have a patented lime slider with a gin drop tank. Happy Saturday night in Guam.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-02-24 22:05  

#9  moose - wait til their missiles fail to make it past the Iraq *ahem ....Arrow* border....turban-tightening extremes!
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-24 21:57  

#8  Okey Dokey, so instead of waiting for March 28, ergo proving the Lefty MSM wrong, Iran decided to up the ante and attack first [Samarra?]??? IRAN > D*** YOU, DUBYA, WE DEMAND/WANT TO BE INVADED - ATTACK US NOW OR WASHINGTON WILL GLOW IN THE DARK!
VOTE FOR HILLARY AND MOTHERLY COMMIES, INFIDEL DEVILS = SAVIORS!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-02-24 21:26  

#7  They are undoubtedly planning a solely missile attack against everybody. They have become convinced that their missiles make them both unstoppable and invulnerable.

It seems that they don't really have much of an appreciation for scale.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-02-24 21:26  

#6  If you have any airforce left after a strike and it can get over Iraq and not get shot down by our aircraft and isn't wiped out by Israel after it gets over the border, we surrender. You obviously have UFOs. I for one welcome our new alien, Islamic overlords!
Posted by: mmurray821   2006-02-24 21:10  

#5  Hey dumbass if we strike the reactors, we are taking out your airforce and missle sites too.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-02-24 20:58  

#4  Perfect call, xbalanke . My single most favorite scene out of the entire movie.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-02-24 20:31  

#3  For some reason I'm reminded me of this scene:

Posted by: xbalanke   2006-02-24 20:21  

#2  Sounds like a belecose Iranian threat of war no matter what any one does.

The UN should be on notice. No requests for UN permission are required. Nations have the right to premptive acts of defense. The US has the right to aid it's allies and Israel has the right to act before Iran strikes.
Posted by: Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu   2006-02-24 19:47  

#1  Darn it. Please move to Iran page. Sorry.
Posted by: Jackal   2006-02-24 19:43  

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