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2015-04-02 Arabia

Saudis would develop own nuclear program in reaction to nuclear Iran

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-04-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Well there you have it.

The next World War will start with a nuclear exchange in the Middle East just like Alas Babylon predicted.

The problem is that such an exchange would quickly metastasize with Pakistan using it as an excuse to take out some frustrations on India and maybe Syria or Turkey really do have a couple of old cold war Soviet nukes lying around after all...you can see where this is going.

I have a glimpse of the Apocalypse and it is a nuclear Iran vs. a nuclear Saudi Arabia.

My question is: Are the risks of such an alignment of nuclear weapons in the ME enough to get Vlad to impose his rather heavy handed style of diplomacy in the region?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-04-02 00:42|| 2015-04-02 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Are the risks of such an alignment of nuclear weapons in the ME enough to get Vlad to impose his rather heavy handed style of diplomacy in the region?

How does a nuclear exchange in ME affects the price of Russian oil?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-02 01:32|| 2015-04-02 01:32|| Front Page Top

#3 See also RELATED TOPIX > [CNS.COM] MILITARY HISTORIAN [Max Boot] ON IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL: "WOULD BE SEEN AS A STUNNING CAPITULATION", by the US-West/Allies to Iran, poten leading the "nuclearization" of the entire ME.

and

* SAME > "BIZARRE": US STATE DEPARTMENT DISMISSES SUGGESTION THAT ANOTHER ROGUE STATE [e.g. North Korea] COULD HELP IRAN BUILD NUKES, even iff a Nuclear Deal was actually reached between Iran + US-West/Allies, IIUC via so-called Third-Party, covert "Franchising".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-02 02:15|| 2015-04-02 02:15|| Front Page Top

#4 OOOOOOPPPSSSIES, my bad, forgot to add TOPIX > [Various] SAUDI ARABIA FORMALLY REQUESTS MILITARY HELP/SUPPORT FROM PAKISTAN IN YEMEN.

* SAME > PAKISTANI ARMY WILL FOLLOW [Islamabad] GOVT'S FINAL DECISION ON YEMEN INTERVENTION, + defense of Saudi Arabia.

VERSUS

* SAME > [Washington Times] US IRAQ WAR PLANNERS URGE MILITARY PRESENCE [in Iraq] ONCE ISLAMIC STATE IS DEFEATED.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-02 02:21|| 2015-04-02 02:21|| Front Page Top

#5 What's coming out left field is, the Saudi forces will get smashed in Yemen, and Egypt will take a greater role in Saudi, perhaps to the point of a complete takeover.

They have the military wherewithal and the cannon fodder.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-02 05:55|| 2015-04-02 05:55|| Front Page Top

#6 A nuclear arms race in the mideast is very bad thing. There are too many itchy trigger fingers. There are too many loony groups such as ISIS. Iran and every other mideast Muslim country or non-state group wants to do destroy Israel and then Europe and the U.S. Obozo has sped a nuclear arms race rather than controlled or impeded it.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-04-02 08:16|| 2015-04-02 08:16|| Front Page Top

#7 The Saudis long ago hinted that they would buy nukes from Pakistan if Iran went nuclear.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-04-02 08:45|| 2015-04-02 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Buy nukes from Pakistan? The Saudis co-funded the development...

Posted by Steve White 2015-04-02 09:14|| 2015-04-02 09:14|| Front Page Top

#9 This is what 'leading ~~with your~~ from behind' gets you.

Either you ride the tiger, or the tiger eats you.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-04-02 09:59|| 2015-04-02 09:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Why you think they co-funded it Steve?

They get nukes on the uber cheap this way and someone else gets the dirt of developing them.

Posted by DarthVader 2015-04-02 10:02|| 2015-04-02 10:02|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by 2015-04-02 10:23|| 2015-04-02 10:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Only the Sons of Shem - Egypt can put a roadblock on all this Bullshit.

Give them what they need to handle it.

Posted by newc 2015-04-02 11:29|| 2015-04-02 11:29|| Front Page Top

#13 I've read the nukes are as good as packed in crates ready to go.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-02 14:42|| 2015-04-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#14 How does a nuclear exchange in ME affects the price of Russian oil?

You mean 'before the Russo-Islamists irradiate Russian petro facilities'?

Posted by Pappy 2015-04-02 15:14|| 2015-04-02 15:14|| Front Page Top

#15 You mean 'before the Russo-Islamists irradiate Russian petro facilities'?

Eh?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-04-02 15:41|| 2015-04-02 15:41|| Front Page Top

#16 #2 ... It makes Russian oil more valuable. Follow the money.

Posted by irishrageboy 2015-04-02 15:47|| 2015-04-02 15:47|| Front Page Top

#17 Eh?

Think hard. I'm sure it'll come to you.

Posted by Pappy 2015-04-02 17:45|| 2015-04-02 17:45|| Front Page Top

#18 does iran have to build nuclear missiles if they can just buy of north korea?

Posted by paul 2015-04-02 19:19|| 2015-04-02 19:19|| Front Page Top

#19 You mean 'before the Russo-Islamists irradiate Russian petro facilities'?

Isn't that what Kadyrov and the Useful Parts of Islam are supposed to prevent?

Posted by SteveS 2015-04-02 23:21|| 2015-04-02 23:21|| Front Page Top

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