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| US Intel: Iran Planing Nuclear Strike on US |
| 2008-07-30 |
| July 29....(Ken Timmerman) Iran has carried out missile tests for what could be a plan for a nuclear strike on the United States, the head of a national security panel has warned. In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee and in remarks to a private conference on missile defense over the weekend hosted by the Claremont Institute, Dr. William Graham warned that the US intelligence community "doesnt have a story" to explain the recent Iranian tests. One group of tests that troubled Graham, the former White House science adviser under President Ronald Reagan, were successful efforts to launch a Scud missile from a platform in the Caspian Sea. "They've got test ranges in Iran which are more than long enough to handle Scud launches and even Shahab-3 launches," Dr. Graham said. "Why would they be launching from the surface of the Caspian Sea?" Another troubling group of tests involved Shahab-3 launches where the Iranians "detonated the warhead near apogee, not over the target area where the thing would eventually land, but at altitude," Graham said. "Why would they do that?" |
| Posted by:Uncle Phester |
| #19 #8 Sounds more like suicide by cop on an international level. Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-30 16:56 word |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-07-30 22:43 |
| #18 "The United States "would quickly revert to an early 19th century type of country." Oh, my, that might turn out to be a terrifically amusing sort of scenario... in the early 19th century, the US stomped the Barbary pirates once and for all, sent the major eastern Indian tribes packing to the west (Trail of Tears and all that) demolished a British Army at the Battle of New Orleans, purchased a huge tract of territory from France at bargain-basement prices, demolished Mexico in another war and got all of Mexico's northern territories in one fell swoop... Be careful of what you ask for, people... you just might get it, and a little more. And Great Britan didn't do too badly as an early 19th century country, either. Just saying... |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-07-30 22:01 |
| #17 The United States "would quickly revert to an early 19th century type of country." It's always good when people show right up front that they're not worth listening to. Saves a lot of time. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2008-07-30 19:52 |
| #16 Dirty Harry sequel or Death Wish VI "...you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-07-30 19:25 |
| #15 That was an interesting one Joe. No idea what you really meant but it sounded cool. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-07-30 18:11 |
| #14 " As of today, we have no defense agz such an attack [EMP]" . YET ANOTHER REASON, VIRGINIA, FOR BABY/MINI-BLACK HOLES = WORM HOLES APPEARING OVER GUAM -WESTPAC, besides Proto-TIME/SPACE WARP TRAVEL! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-30 18:04 |
| #13 #11 & #12, I'm sure you are right and that scenario has been duly wargamed. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-30 18:03 |
| #12 I don't care if BO is president, the military leadership is not going to let its people be killed en-masse by this group of crap weasels. And if Obama orders them to just take it, you can bet some generals will "Cross the Rubicon". |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-07-30 17:48 |
| #11 proxie-schmoxie...you don't think we'd know who was behind it if some random nuke went off in a US city? They would be toast. They would be toast if they tried to hit our troops as they were lining up to exit. Think we wouldn't have significant naval assets in place to protect those troops during egress? If Iran so much as farted they would get all F-ed up. Utter hogwash. I don't care if BO is president, the military leadership is not going to let its people be killed en-masse by this group of crap weasels. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2008-07-30 17:04 |
| #10 Hush rjschwarz, EMP dissipates just like other electro-magnetic radiation. It would a lot more than one to dwarf the damage of a direct nuclear strike on a US city. The United States "would quickly revert to an early 19th century type of country." Else the Russians might have saved a few bucks. Ed? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-07-30 17:03 |
| #9 Eh, if it were me on the Axis and Allies board as iran wanting to get the great victory I would bank on bo becoming president and removing US ground forces post haste, then strike when half of the forces are gone and the other half crated and in line in for Kuwait then swarm conventionally to "liberate Iraq from the infidel puppet government blah blah blah." Close the strait and make large land gains, capture some cities and take my licks - it will still be a propaganda victory and they will look tough, invigerate the whole movement once again. Let the proxies do the nuke thing so that the official government hands are clean. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-30 16:58 |
| #8 Sounds more like suicide by cop on an international level. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-07-30 16:56 |
| #7 Maybe I misunderstand EMPs but the way I understand it if something is not running on electricity it will not be effected. And if that thing is hardened (most military stuff) it won't be effected. So the grand scheme of things is no serious effect on the US Military, a major blackout and rush to get transistors to the inflicted area and a lot of pissed off Americans who missed American Idol and want pay-back. Yeah, that's gonna be a winner strategy. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-07-30 16:55 |
| #6 And when an attack sub surfaces and showers Iran with 30 MIRVs what are the going to do? Attack subs don't launch seaborne ballistic missiles, our missile boats (boomers) do. And they don't need to surface either. Sheesh, read a Clancy book or two would ya! ;-) I suspect that if that comes to pass, then they will cease to exist. Long overdue if you ask me. If Iran does attempt a strike, maybe they could do us a favor and hit New York City, Boston or D.C.! That would thin the Liberal herd a bit and maybe convert a few to the Right. |
| Posted by: Grease Dark Lord of the Algonquins9226 2008-07-30 13:33 |
| #5 His aura will protect us. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-30 13:16 |
| #4 "Senator Obama has been quoted as saying, 'I dont agree with a missile defense system. No problem. Maybe he has a sticks and stones defense system in the works to take up the slack after we lose the deterence offered by said missile defense system? |
| Posted by: OyVey1 2008-07-30 13:11 |
| #3 And when an attack sub surfaces and showers Iran with 30 MIRVs what are the going to do? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-30 12:26 |
| #2 "Senator Obama has been quoted as saying, 'I dont agree with a missile defense system. But he and Michelle probably do 'agree' with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that "a world without America is conceivable" ... at least in name. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-07-30 12:05 |
| #1 You guys feelin' lucky, are ya? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-07-30 11:25 |