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Old 4th Nov 2011, 11:14
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SAMXXV
 
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I find all this posturing by US/Israel/UK very odd. The fact is that Iran's centrifuge manufacturing "factory" is several hundred metres under a mountain (funny old thing). It is nigh on impossible to destroy - though the entrance could be blocked forever....

The only way of destroying it is by dropping a several hundred Megaton nuclear bomb - the ramifications (& severe loss of innocent life) would be huge. However, Israel is willing (& capable) of throwing a few small Kiloton nukes into Iranian facilities. That is the likely scenario in a few months time IMHO. Israel is being threatened & can only be reigned in by the US for so long.

Scenario - Israel launches a multiple nuclear rocket attack, followed up (definately) by fighter attacks (flown without permission over other nation's sovereign airspace). USA immediately says it supports Israel. UK follows suit. UK can only contribute 1, possibly 2 nuclear submarines with about 48 Tomahawks to hit air defences/airfields. France, with it's awesome naval/air force/nuclear capability decides (as they would) to stay well out of this conflict.

The US ends up sending waves of B1/B2 bombers direct from the USA/RAF Fairford & pouring in ground troops, abandoning Afghanistan/Iraq et al. In the mean time (48 hours?) Iran has launched multiple "Jericho" missile attacks (They are not known to have accurate guidance systems!!) on all neighbouring country's. Plus umpteen suicide bombers.

Rather than spend the $BILLIONS in this scenario, why can' Israel & the USA recruit a few of the Muslim/Islamic suicide bombers who blow themselves up DAILY in the Middle East to infiltrate the Iranian nuclear facilities for the provision of several $MILLION for their families? Pure economics. There are thousands of mad relgious ragheads who can be turned by enormous amounts of cash.... Simples.
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