Reply #71: yes it is newsmax

[Wonder]

but this kind of is along the lines I am thinking based on other sources. I don't read Newsmax. This must have been what Iran was alluding to in that israelinsider article that I placed suggesting Iran's concern for a preemptive strike by Israel, which has prompted them along in their nuclear endeavors. There warning to Israel was you hit us you will be surprise how hard we will hit you. i paraphrase. The article that I reference is in this thread.

There are sources to back up these allegations that russia is and has been assisting Iran with its nuclear missile program, though putin denies it. I do not think that the missle Iran just tested is nuclear.

As far as Iran helping Saddam to build the atom bomb? This I am not inclined to believe because back before 1999, Iran's potential for building it's own nuclear bomb was enough of concern that studies were done to ascertain how far along they were. My guess is that by 2001 the higher ups were already well into moving into place on the strike on Iraq so the implication regarding an Iranian Iraqi tie in strikes me a bit more like disinformtion.

Based on the projects I read it was conceivable that Iran could have the HBomb by 2005-07. With Russias help in the last several years it could be that they have it already, but I am speculating. Even if they do it does not necessarily mean they intend to use it out of the blue.
The thing that irks me is how out of hand this has been allowed to get to some degree because Israel has never been really called to task for some of its own trumping up of "the Arab threat" over all these years. Israel should never have been allowed to strike Egypt they way they did, based solely on their claim Egypt was going to strike them. There is documenation to suggest though Egypt would strike back, its threat was exaggerated. Israel had played dirty pool with Egypt going back to the Lavon Affair. Well most know the history. Diplomacy was rarely ever pursued sincerely as an option.


If iran is struck by the US or Israel who knows. In theory if Iran does have the HBomb and a Israeli preemptive is in the cards. Their preemptive would have to be strong enough to destroy Iran's nuclear capability completely. That might suggest they would have to go nucle to do it swiftly. That is bad news. If they did that we are in big trouble. I say everyone sit down and sign that fucking treaty.