Will Israel Take Out Iran's Reactor?

[Coito ergo sum]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
Iran is to bring online its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russia's help, on August 21, when a shipment of nuclear fuel will be loaded into the plant's core.
At that point, John Bolton warned Monday, it will be too late for Israel to launch a military strike against the facility because any attack would spread radiation and affect Iranian civilians.
"Once that uranium, once those fuel rods are very close to the reactor, certainly once they're in the reactor, attacking it means a release of radiation, no question about it," Bolton told Fox Business Network.
"So if Israel is going to do anything against Bushehr it has to move in the next eight days."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100817/wl ... 0817120240

[klr]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
Iran is to bring online its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russia's help, on August 21, when a shipment of nuclear fuel will be loaded into the plant's core.
At that point, John Bolton warned Monday, it will be too late for Israel to launch a military strike against the facility because any attack would spread radiation and affect Iranian civilians.
"Once that uranium, once those fuel rods are very close to the reactor, certainly once they're in the reactor, attacking it means a release of radiation, no question about it," Bolton told Fox Business Network.
"So if Israel is going to do anything against Bushehr it has to move in the next eight days."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100817/wl ... 0817120240

Oh wait, this statement is from John Bolton.

Panic over ... for now.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Reactors aren't much good if the satellite facilities are nailed to the wall on a regular basis.

[Coito ergo sum]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
Iran is to bring online its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russia's help, on August 21, when a shipment of nuclear fuel will be loaded into the plant's core.
At that point, John Bolton warned Monday, it will be too late for Israel to launch a military strike against the facility because any attack would spread radiation and affect Iranian civilians.
"Once that uranium, once those fuel rods are very close to the reactor, certainly once they're in the reactor, attacking it means a release of radiation, no question about it," Bolton told Fox Business Network.
"So if Israel is going to do anything against Bushehr it has to move in the next eight days."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100817/wl ... 0817120240

Oh wait, this statement is from John Bolton.

Panic over ... for now.

Why assume there is a panic?

It's just acknowledgement of the reality that if the reactors go online, you can't blow the sucker up without releasing a lot of radiation. I'm not sure why that's any less true if the message is delivered by John Bolton.

[Coito ergo sum]

3 Days to Go: http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News ... ?id=185060

[Santa_Claus]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

[Jay G]

But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Which is why Israel has more podiatrists per capita than any other country.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

Depends on the level of help (unofficial, of course) they get from "better equipped countries."

[Coito ergo sum]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

Depends on the level of help (unofficial, of course) they get from "better equipped countries."

Like leasing them a stealth bomber (and crew)?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

Depends on the level of help (unofficial, of course) they get from "better equipped countries."

Like leasing them a stealth bomber (and crew)?

"leasing" would require paperwork.

[Coito ergo sum]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

Depends on the level of help (unofficial, of course) they get from "better equipped countries."

Like leasing them a stealth bomber (and crew)?

"leasing" would require paperwork.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

My bet is no - because it would strategically be an error. But the Jews have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot........

Why an error? because even if succesful would only delay the inevitable - but has a good chance of revealing that the Jews are not quite as able militarily as others think......a raid on Iran would be a seriously difficult operation.

Depends on the level of help (unofficial, of course) they get from "better equipped countries."

Like leasing them a stealth bomber (and crew)?

"leasing" would require paperwork.

[Ian]

Oh dear, are we back to this?

Gawd, would you care to make another bet regarding the next three days?

[Gawd]

Oh dear, are we back to this?

Gawd, would you care to make another bet regarding the next three days?

Whoever loses gets an image of a burning flag of Israel in their avatar.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Oh dear, are we back to this?

Gawd, would you care to make another bet regarding the next three days?

Whoever loses gets an image of a burning flag of Israel in their avatar.