Israel plans N-strike against Iran

[Janbaz]

LONDON (AFP) - Israel has drawn up plans to destroy Iran's uranium enrichment facilities with a tactical nuclear strike, a British newspaper said Sunday.
The Sunday Times quoted several Israeli military sources as saying that two of the country’s air force squadrons are training to use “bunker-busting” bombs for a single strike.
The story is “incorrect”, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev said. “Israel is 100 percent behind the international community’s efforts to bring about an end to Iran’s nuclear program. Israel totally supports Resolution 1737 and the international community must be ready to take even tougher measures against Iran,” he said.
The Sunday Times — which in 1986 first revealed Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal — said the plans involved sending conventional, laser-guided missiles to open up “tunnels” in the targets before “mini-nukes” with a force the equivalent of one-fifteenth of the Hiroshima bomb are fired in.
“As soon as the green light is given, it will be one mission, one strike and the Iranian nuclear project will be demolished,” one of the unnamed sources was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, Iran warned of dire consequences in the event of any such Israeli attack.
“Any action against the Islamic republic will not go without a response and the aggressor would regret the action very quickly,” foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters.
He described the Sunday Times report as “proof of the weakness of the enemy and will have no effect on the determination of the Islamic republic to continue its (nuclear) activities.”
Israel and the United States, the Islamic republic’s two arch-enemies, accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon — a charge vehemently denied by Tehran, which refuses to bow to United Nations demands to halt uranium enrichment work.

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2007/8/index1.php
The Nation.

 

[Janbaz]

Shocking and alarming indeed to the fullest extent. If it happens one can expect a severe backlash and Jews get even more hatred from Muslims.

 

[EagleEyes]

In my opinion it is really unlikely that it will occur. Even though many proofs exist that Isreal has nuclear weapons. Isreal has yet to test the nuclear weapons (?) or otherwise it has already tested the nuclear weapons under ground which i think is highly unlikely.

Second, conventional war will be the first option against Iran, and no nation will directly use nuclear weapons, and in Irans case even later it is highly unlikely, and i dont think that Pakistan and other nations will allow such detonation to occur in their neighbourhood. Lets not forget, Pakistan itself is a nuclear power, and a much stable one.

 

[Lahori paa jee]

This does not come as a surprise. if something has to happen it will be now far after Saddams execution shia sunni divide is the greatest and Iran seems a bit isolated. The attack will be now or it will be delayed till moharram ends

 

[Bull]

Well by N-strike,i think the author meant a strike on nuke installation.Israel has to be crazy to use nuke unilaterally.

 

[vnomad]

conventional war will be the first option against Iran, and no nation will directly use nuclear weapons, and in Irans case even later it is highly unlikely,

The strike was against Iran's nuclear installations which are suspected to be under upto 70 feet of concrete and rock. Conventional bunker-busters aren't very effective against such a target. Two Israeli squadrons are rumored to be training for such a mission. The attack involves tunnels being blown into the ground by conventional PGMs. The second phase is tactical nukes being guided into the tunnels timed to explode underground thereby reducing the nuclear fallout drastically.

and i dont think that Pakistan and other nations will allow such detonation to occur in their neighbourhood

When have the Israelis ever given a damn about what the world thinks? Besides Iran's rabid president has publically called for the destruction of Israel. Can Israel afford to let Iran develop the means to do so? A tactical nuclear strikein the absence of another alternative is completely justified.

Lets not forget, Pakistan itself is a nuclear power, and a much stable one.

When compared to?

 

[Cheetah786]

A tactical nuclear strikein the absence of another alternative is completely justified.

so u mean using nukes against STATE THAT dont have nukes and killing innocent civilians is justifiable for any state.
but if the israelies have said now that they will use a nuke against a non nuclear state when is the IAEA will go into israel like they did with iraq and check for WMD.

 

[vnomad]

so u mean using nukes against STATE THAT dont have nukes and killing innocent civilians is justifiable for any state.
but if the israelies have said now that they will use a nuke against a non nuclear state when is the IAEA will go into israel like they did with iraq and check for WMD.

On the Iranian agenda lies the trifling matter of wiping Israel off the map. Israel cannot afford to be nuked. The speculated nuclear strike will be tactical not strategic which implies min. collateral damage. And since, Israel isn't a signatory to the CTBT or NPT(unlike Iran), the IAEA doesn't have the authority to search Israel. Israel will only use nukes to shut down Iran's nuclear program which cannot be done conventionally. Israel cannot afford to sit by and watch Iran build its new toys, which if the rabid leadership is to be believed are for use exclusively against Israel.

 

[Bull]

In my opinion it is really unlikely that it will occur. Even though many proofs exist that Isreal has nuclear weapons. Isreal has yet to test the nuclear weapons (?) or otherwise it has already tested the nuclear weapons under ground which i think is highly unlikely.

They might have got a fully developed one!!!

 

[Bull]

so u mean using nukes against STATE THAT dont have nukes and killing innocent civilians is justifiable for any state.
but if the israelies have said now that they will use a nuke against a non nuclear state when is the IAEA will go into israel like they did with iraq and check for WMD.

Easy mate,where did you read Israel said it will nuke Iran.We are discusing a possibilty which is based on a speculative article.

Jews aint arabs to make such stupid statement.

 

[Bull]

Lets not forget, Pakistan itself is a nuclear power, and a much stable one.

Unnecessary sentence.

Nuclear power? Your nukes might not have even been mated into the missiles.And then your only source of delivery would be non BVR F-16s.

Stable?
How many coups did you have?
How many former presidents have you hanged?
How many former PMs do you have leaving in exile?
How many terrorists have you handed over to US?
How many terrorists are roaming free in Pakistan?

 

[Cheetah786]

Easy mate,where did you read Israel said it will nuke Iran.We are discusing a possibilty which is based on a speculative article.

Jews aint arabs to make such stupid statement.

well if u knew there is other websites out there u might have seen it around but to just help you out google it.

 

[PakSniper]

Unnecessary sentence.
Stable?
How many coups did you have?
How many former presidents have you hanged?
How many former PMs do you have leaving in exile?
How many terrorists have you handed over to US?
How many terrorists are roaming free in Pakistan?

Before you go on ranting about pakistan you might want to look at your own country where you have 30 seperatists groups running around, you have ashed uranium stolen, etc. Few days ago you be killing 30 people in the east, etc and they be killing your people. So don't come over here thinking you country is handy dandy. You had the sikh problem and the muslim problem, ******* the list goes on and on. Kashmiri muslims don't even like you, but since you living in your own world like the rest of your species you will say i'm wrong. lol. About coups, etc, happen's when you have a corrupt sell out, and you point to pakistan Fiji, thailand, etc they had coups. Just saying best to keep your mouth shut when you know your *** will be handed to you.

 

[Adux]

Before you go on ranting about pakistan you might want to look at your own country where you have 30 seperatists groups running around, you have ashed uranium stolen, etc. Few days ago you be killing 30 people in the east, etc and they be killing your people. So don't come over here thinking you country is handy dandy. You had the sikh problem and the muslim problem, ******* the list goes on and on. Kashmiri muslims don't even like you, but since you living in your own world like the rest of your species you will say i'm wrong. lol. About coups, etc, happen's when you have a corrupt sell out, and you point to pakistan Fiji, thailand, etc they had coups. Just saying best to keep your mouth shut when you know your *** will be handed to you.

Honestly if there is someone who likes pakistan better than us, they are more than welcome to cross the boder, pakistan was created for that, nobody is gettin even a inch of kashmir land.it will be solely in our hands.

You are welcome to try to take it forcibly though

 

[vnomad]

My thoughts exactly.