Israel threaten pre-emptive strike on Iran

The thing is, attacking Iran from the air has been decreed by military experts as logistically impossible, so I don't think it will happen and is hot air to get Iran negotiating.

Most of the military and regional experts in Israel and the USA have said that bombing Iran is a flat out stupid idea that wouldn't even work.

The Obama administration reportedly has little desire to launch a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, but just in case it ever did, US weaponry is capable of destroying even Iran's most protected site, experts tell the Washington Post. Iran's Fordow facility—which, until recently, the country had been keeping secret—was specifically built underneath the northwestern mountain ranges to protect it from aerial assault. Iran's civil defense chief once boasted that it was "impregnable."

US officials admit that they can't destroy the facility in one shot. But after recent training exercises on similar targets, they're confident that given several days of sustained attacks, the Pentagon's latest bunker-buster, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, could collapse the tunnels around the facility and destroy the centrifuges buried there. Israel has less advanced bunker busters, and that's part of the reason it's more eager to attack; it believes its window of opportunity is closing as Iran moves operations underground.

this might go againts some of u but due to my dad being in expert in Middle Eastern Law i have learnt that Israel is abit of a B****** to the Arab Countries, its always the media that protray Israel as the weak and right one when it comes to problems between the arab states. The only hope that these Arab states have is if Iran can offer protection. I myself don't agree with the whole nuclear weapon production but i can't blame them as everyone seems to be on them, but atm the world should be more concerned about the crisis in Syria. Sorry if i have insulted or annoyed anyone- everyone is intitled to their own view.

That's complete nonsense.

Bombing Iran's nuclear facilities would be all but impossible for Israel alone, as they don't have the capabilities frankly, but the US is a completely different kettle of fish. America could quite easily do so given the bomb-depths they have at their disposal (i.e. enough to destroy even facilities under mountainess regions). Just have a look at detailed military analysis for further details; heck even the head of the US army has said they could do it.



Source - http://www.newser.com/story/140831/us-could-destroy-irans-nuclear-bunker-experts.html

However, its what happens after that, which is what's being discussed more importantly by the US; i.e. what will such a strike do to future prospects and Iran's reaction et al.

What will Iran do with nuclear weapons? It won't attack Israel because of MAD. All that will happen is the international community can't put militarily intervention on the table.

Obama has also come out saying that the US "will not hesitate" to use force to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.

The world, just as in 1962, is in a precarious position again. And again, the US is over-playing the ambition of other nations.

Threaten the Iranian people.

Anyone who seriously think it will "nuke Israel" is a complete idiot. Never going to happen.

Iran hasn't attacked another country in a couple of centuries.

Israel has occupied all of the Palestinian territories and part of Syria for over 40 years and has invaded Lebanon three times in that same period.

Yet Israel are fine with weapons but Iran isn't according to you?

Obama has also come out saying that the US "will not hesitate" to use force to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.

The world, just as in 1962, is in a precarious position again. And again, the US is over-playing the ambition of other nations.

This is a man who won the Nobel Peace Prize as well.

Wouldn't a pre-emptitve strike that be illegal under international law or something?

Pull the other one mate, it's got bells on.

Then why does it not totally cooperate with the IAEA?

not exactly, since every country's first obligation is to protect its citizens

Iran has complied legally with all that the IAEA has asked for except in the cases where the IAEA has wanted to breach it's jurisdiction, contrary to the Western media rhetoric.

This is blatant *******s. Iran has repeatedly being found to be not in compliance with the NPT safe guard agreements including and due to Iran failing to declare its enrichment program. There were also documents - allegedly of Iranian origin - that indicated that Iran was interested in 'weaponization' the IAEA got involved but Iran failed to answer them on these issues.

It was just today that the IAEA has voiced 'serious concern' over possible military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program, citing a lack of progress in talks.

Respected German analyst (has credentials in nuclear weapons/defense) Hans Rühle believes that out of two detected nuclear weapons tests carried out in North Korea in 2010, at least one of them was Iranian. He also explains how Ayatollah's 'fatwa' against nuclear weapons is *******s. [better reading]

Lastly, Israel is not a signatory to the NPT where as Iran is. There's a reason why most Arab states are more concerned about the mere prospect of a nuclear Iran, than they are with an actual nuclear armed Israel.

It does make me laugh how people question everything Western leaders say, passing it all off as double speak, deception and propaganda but every word uttered by the Iranian regime et al is considered to be honest and truthful.