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| The Gathering Storm | |
| 2008-11-14 | |
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Just a hint. |
| Posted by: badanov 2008-11-14 20:25 |
| #4 "The strategic assumption here is the incoming missiles will be identified as coming from Iran and assumed to be nuclear, which essentially means the IDF has 70 seconds to launch their own. Should indeed be quite a "Storm." Not quite. Israel's second strike capacity relies on submarines so I doubt they would launch their own nuclear missiles before the first Iranian one hit ground. The "Samson Option" would still work. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2008-11-14 20:16 |
| #3 So much for negotiations Barry. You are going to try to negotiate with a bunch of psychos who have a death wish? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-11-14 14:58 |
| #2 The darkness drops again; but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? WB Yeats |
| Posted by: WilliamMarcyTweed 2008-11-14 08:59 |
| #1 Today's event also underscores the importance of the recent deployment of a U.S. X-band radar to Israel. Capable of detecting missile launches at long range, the radar will give Israeli officials an additional 60-70 seconds of warning time, critical in any "surprise attack scenario. The strategic assumption here is the incoming missiles will be identified as coming from Iran and assumed to be nuclear, which essentially means the IDF has 70 seconds to launch their own. Should indeed be quite a "Storm." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-11-14 07:12 |