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| Israel adds nukes to its submarines |
| 2003-10-12 |
| Do you feel lucky? That’s the question the US and Israel are publicly asking Iran, by deliberately revealing the existence of what’s long been suspected - an Israeli nuclear second-strike capability. According to a recent report in the Los Angeles Times, Israel has modified American-supplied cruise missiles to carry nuclear warheads on submarines, giving it the ability to launch atomic weapons from land, air and beneath the sea, senior US and Israeli officials were quoted on Saturday by the paper. "The previously undisclosed submarine capability bolsters Israel’s deterrence in the event that Iran develops nuclear weapons," the LA Times report said. Two Bush administration officials described the missile modification and an Israeli official confirmed it. All three spoke on condition their names not be disclosed, the paper added. The Americans said they were disclosing the information to caution "Israel’s enemies at a time of heightened tensions in the region and concern over Iran’s alleged ambitions." Iran is clearly developing nuclear weapons, and has vowed to "wipe Israel off the map". Intention plus capability equals threat. Such a situation cannot be tolerated. Hence this unusually public warning to Iran. If the Israeli Air Force bombs your atomic sites, don’t even think about retaliating. And by the way, the Americans appear to be closely cooperating with the Israelis on this policy, so don’t think you can try whining to Washington to "bring pressure" on the Israelis. It’s Washington’s policy as well. And there are public warnings (unusually public, I think this may be a deliberate policy, IAF pilots are usually pretty tight-lipped) that a strike on Iran is in the cards. So be nice. Do what you’re told. Step away from the atomic programe, or I don’t know what my psycotic Hebrew friend here may do. You know how little control we have over them. Der Spiegel reported that a special unit of the Mossad received an order two months ago to prepare a detailed plan to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites. According to the paper, the Mossad’s plan is ready and has been delivered to the Israeli Air Force, which will carry out the strike. The newspaper said its source is an IAF fighter-bomber pilot, who said the plan to take out Iran’s nuclear sites was "complex, yet manageable." The paper added that Israel knows Iran has six nuclear sites, all of which would be attacked simultaneously by Israeli jets. So there it is. Give up your nuclear weapons program, or Israel will bomb it into rubble. And if you attack Israel, you will be destroyed by cruise missiles launched from submarines you can’t find, let alone kill. Mutually Assured Destruction. So, do you feel lucky? Well do you? Punk? |
| Posted by:tipper. |
| #1 Why leak this in the Los Angeles Times? Who believes them anymore? Hmmm, maybe because of the million Iranians living in the LA area. |
| Posted by: Jabba the Nutt 2003-10-12 11:58:00 PM |