If Israel nuked Iran

If it became conclusive that Iran was on the cusp of developing a nuclear weapon, say they have a prototype ready to rest and they announced it to the world as such as they thought no one would do anything about it since they haven't so far...

Would Israel be justified to use a surprise tactical nuclear strike against Iran's nuclear reasearch sites, airforce and missile bases? The Iranians have spent a lot of time and effort re-enforcing their facilities and a nuclear option may be the most destructive and infact the only option that'd have any impact. It would be an absolute calamity if that happened for Iran, they'd lose almost all of their materials (enriched Uranium, reactors and technology), resources and scientists, cost a fortune to repair and set them back years. Plus all of the areas would be contaminated.

The way I see it, it would be Israel nukeing Iran before Iran does it to them and so we shouldn't condemn it, infact Israel would be doing the free world a favour (and Arab world) by removing this menace hanging over all of us (a theocracy that thinks a country should be wiped off the map and murders scores of its own people)

Of course they are, they are living next to an unelected theocracy that funds and supports terrorists.

How do you know Obama isn't making empty promises? Obama's stance and comments on Iran has been tougher nearer to the presidential elections, it could be just another political stunt, I doubt there will be an attack on Iran in the next 2 years.

Yawn, yawn, yawn. You'll be coming out with 'global Zionist conspiracy' detritus next. Iran is an unstable country, that has repeatedly acted aggressively towards Israel and other Western powers. Israel has nuclear weapons only as a deterrent; the most common theory is that they've had them since the Vela Incident in 1979. 32 and a half years of not using them shows fairly conclusively that they only have them as a deterrent.

How about the irrefutable fact: Israel HAS attacked and invaded sovereign nations in the region. Has Iran? No! It's the media and propaganda machine that have spun it remarkably well and convinced the western public Iran are a threat. They're only a threat to Israeli and US dominance in the region because they can't tell them what to do.

How about the irrefutable fact: Israel HAS attacked and invaded sovereign nations in the region. Has Iran? No! It's the media and propaganda machine that have spun it remarkably well and convinced the western public Iran are a threat. They're only a threat to Israeli and US dominance in the region because they can't tell them what to do.

Jews and Arabs did live together before Israel came to being. Problems between them are now due to illegal settlements being built on Palestinian territory, where a large part of Palestinians are being driven out of their homes causing them to live as second rate citizens. It's Zionism that Arabs have a major problem with, not Jews, just Zionism.

Isreal has bombed Iran before now. They have a very good and highly respected Inteligence service which I'm sure they could use to destroy any nuclear material. There is suspicion they have asasinated Iranian scientists in the past already. Launching a nuclear device, even a small one wiould be a last resort.

Even if they did launch a nuclear strike, they wouden't do so without negating Iran's ability to launch their only nuclear device or somehow destroy any early warning Iran may have before the launch took place.

Iran has very little, almost no support for its current program and is somewhat going it alone. It's already pushing the bounderies but I don't think any nukes will be fired.

Allowing untrustworthy and unstable countries to develop such weapons is just asking for trouble. If N Korea launched at S korea you could be assured NKorea would be completely flattened by everybody else.

The main known nuclear countries are all developed and stable, being the UK, US, France, China, India and Russia.

Ok then, didn't know that. What is this Zionism I keep hearing about? and what are your suggestions?

I disagree almost totally.

Yes Iran can retaliate, but if they retaliate against Israeli population centres in response to a small tactical strike by the Israeli's then to me all bets should be off. Israel should be able to strike in full, with all of its nuclear arsenal at Iran.

Israel has only ever attacked other countries in self-defence.

source please.

If you want facts, Uranian has to be enriched to about 80% to serve any real millitary purpose. Iran is enriching Uranium to 5%. You have to understand shia Islam to understand that Iran cannot hold WMD's, as the Ayatollah issued a Fatwa against it which they are unable to break.

if you want a source, search the internet to what % Iran is enriching Uranium. Even the most biased sources say that they 'MAY' use it for military purposes, but they have no concrete proof. Former CIA and MOSSAD chiefs have came out saying Iran are not looking for WMD's. I just despise people that dont know anything apart from the garbage their fed by mainstream media. Peace NOT war!


EDIT** Furthermore, Iran hold the largest Ballistic Missle stockpile in the Middle east, 10,000s. you realise 100 ballistic missles would wipe Tel Aviv off the map? Israel is too small to sustain any damage unlike Iran. They also have the strongest Navy in the Region and are completely self sufficient in production of submarines and missles. Though Israel being the pioneers for Military innovation alongside USA, they are too small to survive an all out war''.

You don't have a strong understanding of ballistic missiles, their effectiveness, or missile defence systems do you?

If you want facts, Uranian has to be enriched to about 80% to serve any real millitary purpose. Iran is enriching Uranium to 5%. You have to understand shia Islam to understand that Iran cannot hold WMD's, as the Ayatollah issued a Fatwa against it which they are unable to break.

Khameini is not the greatest leader either, however at the least he follows an Islamic principle which forbid him to own WMD's or attack first. In essence

Israel would be doing the free world a favour (and Arab world) by removing this menace hanging over all of us (a theocracy that thinks a country should be wiped off the map and murders scores of its own people)

Since when did Khamenei and his cronies give a **** about Shia Islam? When they were brutalising people en-masse on Ashura and acting like a modern day Caliphate led by Yazid?

You'd have to be hopelessly naive to take a Mullah's hypocrisy at face value and then to consider it a "fact".

The way I see it, it would be Israel nukeing Iran before Iran does it to them and so we shouldn't condemn it, infact Israel would be doing the free world a favour (and Arab world) by removing this menace hanging over all of us (a theocracy that thinks a country should be wiped off the map and murders scores of its own people)

1 Major reason my friends. The US presidential election. Jewish funds are ESSENTIAL to win the election. Therefore agreements will be made by the most powerful lobbyest group in the world (Jewish lobbyests) that to secure their funding the US will at the very least back up Isreal.

I don't think it will be NATO, just Isreal and US (plus any 1 else who wants to gain favour with the US for what ever reason.

I am 100% confident in this, you guys can chose to ignore me, but my reasoning is sound and i would take no pleasure in saying "I told you so" in the next 2 years, but if you doubt me, it is what I shall do.