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2010-08-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-04 05:55|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 ...Article starts out well enough but then spirals into absurdity with the "America can be destroyed by one Iranian nuke" part. Add to that the fact that one of the authors runs " a non-profit organization for citizens dedicated to protecting America from man-made or natural electromagnetic pulse (EMP) catastrophe", and they pretty much lost me."

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2010-08-04 08:06|| 2010-08-04 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 A single EMP strike on the US would devastate its economy but would not destroy the US. AFAIK, nothing has been done to mitigate possible losses. But a real EMP strike requires a nuclear explosion at just the right high altitude over the US.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-04 10:52|| 2010-08-04 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Without a test, they don't have a nuke bomb. The moment a test is detected, within 30 minutes of confirmation, a chain of events would ensue ensuring they would regret the test retroactively.

Posted by twobyfour 2010-08-04 12:00|| 2010-08-04 12:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Hopefully 2X4, hopefully.

Posted by Hellfish 2010-08-04 13:30|| 2010-08-04 13:30|| Front Page Top

#5 What if Iran already has the bomb?

Then Israel would already have been destroyed, they would have ten more under their belt, and they would ratchet up their already insane rhetoric, and oil prices just so they could pay for some more.

Better not let that happen.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-04 16:49|| 2010-08-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

#6 It was called INTERNATIONAL = INTER-STATE GEOPOL "FRANCHISING" during the POTUS Bush 1 + Clinton Admins.

IRAN HAS THE BOMB > ITS CALLED PAKISTAN + NORTH KOREA, ETC. + "BLACK MARKET" COLD WAR EX-SOVIET NUKES [+ WMDS].

Again, as per the MSM-NET + Perts > Islamist Iran had already procured "dual-use" CHIN SILKWORMS + ditto UKRAINIAN TLCMS + of course the proverbial NOKOR SCUDS.

The ISLMAIST JIHAD is being expanded into CENTRAL-EAST-SOUTH ASIA, IN PART, BECUZ RADICAL ISLAM BELIEVES THEY CAN SUCCESSFULLY DESTABILIZE RUSSIA + CHINA + INDIA, ETC. ENOUGH TO GET CONTROL OF SOME OR ALL OF THEIR NUCWEAPS ARSENALS + ADVANCED MILTECHS, espec iff IRAN + even PAK get invaded by the US-NATO = US-LED ALLIED COALITION.

Again again, 2012-Plus > IMO the REAL DABGER from Iran declaring it is not only a NUCENERGY STATE but also a NUCWEAPS STATE IS NOT IRAN PER SE, BUT THE SPREAD OR PROLIFERAT OF NUCTECHS + ADVANCED MILTECHS TO ISLAMIST + OTHER HIGHLY DECENTRALIZED, ARMED REGIONAL, GLOBAL MILITANT-INSURGENT GROUPS [individuals, Nons, + Cells].

REGIONAL, GLOBAL NUKE-WMD MILITANCY-TERROR THREAT + is why I had said or inferred in past that, as per the 9-11 Event + WOT + "Islamist/Jihadist/Militant Bomb", THE NATURE OF THE THREATS ARE SUCH THAT THE US [+ Allies] MAY HAVE TO DE FACTO CONQUER THE WORLD WHETHER IT WANTS TO OR NOT, + IFF ONLY BECUZ AMER'S ENEMIES DESIRE TO WAGE A PCORRECT/DENIABLE COVERT OR SUBTLE "WAR OF ANNIHILATION" [aka "Aymmetric" = Unilateral Warfare] AGZ THE US WHILE DEMANDING THE US DOESN'T + CAN"T DO SAME AGZ THEM, i.e . THE US MUST BE MORAL WHILE ITS ENEMIES CAN BE IMMORAL.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-04 20:45|| 2010-08-04 20:45|| Front Page Top

#7 If you read carefully,JM can make sense :)

Posted by Willy 2010-08-04 22:56|| 2010-08-04 22:56|| Front Page Top

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