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If I had Marines ready to go near Iran, plus somebody inside the regime is clearly tipping the Americans/Israelis off as to where top people are, I'd be looking to do a smash and grab on their nuclear material. Wouldn't be easy, but if that was removed from the country it would change the dynamics totally. Or let the Israelis do it, even better..
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Are semi-circulars out of fashion?
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Originally Posted by arf23
(Post 12052101)
If I had Marines ready to go near Iran, plus somebody inside the regime is clearly tipping the Americans/Israelis off as to where top people are, I'd be looking to do a smash and grab on their nuclear material. Wouldn't be easy, but if that was removed from the country it would change the dynamics totally. Or let the Israelis do it, even better..
Send Hegseth in, the gung ho fool. |
This thread "Iran" has to a large extent been taken over by the mid air collision in Iraq, which is already being covered in the Accidents and Close Calls forum. Can we get back to events in Iran please.
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Originally Posted by arf23
(Post 12052101)
If I had Marines ready to go near Iran, plus somebody inside the regime is clearly tipping the Americans/Israelis off as to where top people are, I'd be looking to do a smash and grab on their nuclear material. Wouldn't be easy, but if that was removed from the country it would change the dynamics totally. Or let the Israelis do it, even better..
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Originally Posted by wondering
(Post 12051364)
I reckon, the military doesn´t have to earn money like airlines? Or even has an incentive to save money? Figuring in all the infrastructure required to operate them, the costs per flight hour must be horrendous. In all fairness, so are F-35 costs.
And I can´t see any B-52 flying over countries which have a reasonable working air defence system. Seems like only countries which are second or third tier opponents get it. |
Another 3 Buffs arrived at RAF Fairford yesterday, bringing the total B1/B52 count to 18.
AFAIK they’ve only flown two mission from the base so far, both involving B1s. Does this suggest that we've reached the 'bouncing rubble' stage of the conflict, or are recent AAR mishaps/travails restricting activity? |
https://www.reuters.com/world/irans-...ys-2026-03-13/
Originally Posted by Mr. Hegseth, 2026
"We will keep pressing, keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemy."
Originally Posted by Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, 1900
"If you come before the enemy, he will be defeated! No quarter will be given! Prisoners will not be taken!"
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Originally Posted by arf23
(Post 12052101)
If I had Marines ready to go near Iran, plus somebody inside the regime is clearly tipping the Americans/Israelis off as to where top people are, I'd be looking to do a smash and grab on their nuclear material. Wouldn't be easy, but if that was removed from the country it would change the dynamics totally. Or let the Israelis do it, even better..
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Originally Posted by sfm818
(Post 12052157)
I believe this is about Israel.
Netanyahu addressed Congress several times to build a case for US support to attack Iran. A process started (Under the direction of Olmert/Livni) in the closing month of the Bush W administration. America has been played. |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 12052182)
There's even more evidence to discount that scenario now that it appears that no receive-capable aircraft was involved.
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Satellite images show one of Iran’s three Russian-made Kilo class diesel-electric submarines sunk at Bandar Abbas. In a world’s first ,the submarine was sunk by a US Army ATACMS surface to surface missile..... |
The U.S. Army has sent 10,000 Merops AI-enabled interceptor drones developedby the California-based defense venture Project Eagle to the Middle East, as it looks to repel Iranian one-way drone attacks without using up high-cost missile defense systems, according to a statement Friday by U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merops_(weapon) https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....18bd0cb3ad.png |
Reading and hearing Hegseth's somewhat enthusiastic comments during his press conferences, it is hard to reconcile them as coming from a person who has actually served in a combat zone. More than once, I believe. It's not an attitude you normally hear from combat veterans.
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Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 12052270)
The U.S. Army has sent 10,000 Merops AI-enabled interceptor drones developedby the California-based defense venture Project Eagle to the Middle East, as it looks to repel Iranian one-way drone attacks without using up high-cost missile defense systems, according to a statement Friday by U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merops_(weapon) |
Originally Posted by dead_pan
(Post 12052287)
Wow that fella on the left is tiny!
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Originally Posted by Bob Viking
(Post 12052070)
I thought you were a sensible and considerate person. Please consider if your beloved grand daughter had been on the KC135 and tell us if it would still be a case of ‘sh1t happens’.
It’s not that you’re wrong it’s that your statement was not something I’d expect to come from you. BV |
Confused
Over here in US.
Just heard that POTUS says they have destroyed 100% of Iran's military capability.....but they will still use their drones, missiles and mines to try and close the Strait. Is it me? |
BBC online: Trump demands UK send ships to Strait of Hormuz.
Could hardly have come at a worse time. We have a conjunction of rudderless government, a very attenuated RN and a difficult geopolitical situation. Plus Trump. Time to start cancelling exercises and scrape something together, or lose all military and political credibility. |
Originally Posted by Martin the Martian
(Post 12052285)
Reading and hearing Hegseth's somewhat enthusiastic comments during his press conferences, it is hard to reconcile them as coming from a person who has actually served in a combat zone. More than once, I believe. It's not an attitude you normally hear from combat veterans.
I think it is fortunate that Hegseth is standing behind a podium as he exults in death and destruction. I surmise he experiences a rush of blood to his pelvic area. The troops in the field should start painting bombs Blue in his honour. |
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