Iran Worried U.S. Might Be Building 8,500th Nuclear Weapon
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TEHRANAmidst mounting geopolitical tensions, Iranian officials said Wednesday they were increasingly concerned about the United States of America's uranium-enrichment program, fearing the Western nation may soon be capable of producing its 8,500th nuclear weapon.
"Our intelligence estimates indicate that, if it is allowed to progress with its aggressive nuclear program, the United States may soon possess its 8,500th atomic weapon capable of reaching Iran," said Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi, adding that Americans have the fuel, the facilities, and "everything they need" to manufacture even more weapons-grade fissile material.
"Obviously, the prospect of this happening is very distressing to Iran and all countries like Iran. After all, the United States is a volatile nation that's proven it needs little provocation to attack anyone anywhere in the world whom it perceives to be a threat."
Iranian intelligence experts also warned of the very real, and very frightening, possibility of the U.S. providing weapons and resources to a rogue third-party state such as Israel.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/iran-worried-us-might-be-building-8500th-nuclear-w,27325/
Drale
(7,932 posts)just a handful of our nukes could turn their country into a glass parking lot. So in the long run whats the difference between 10 or 8500?
Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)They could counter Bush with Ahmadinejad, but that's as crazy as they could go. Santorum is way crazier than Bush.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)saras
(6,670 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)...like onions.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)I thought it would take longer for someone to notice.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)I take the threat of Iran very seriously and this precise reporting that you posted calls for, nay..., DEMANDS that we bomb them into radioactive slag!
yurbud
(39,405 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Oh, Hell...
missingfink
(174 posts)sometime ago? It has all the traits of a satiric "Onion' article.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)This one has to be in the top five great articles along with Baby Bush's inaugural address that eerily predicted EVERYTHING he would do.
I can't remember what the other three are.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Greatest article ever. Cannot be topped.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)it looks easy to dissect, but once you cut it open, it makes you cry.
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)PB
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yurbud
(39,405 posts)Response to yurbud (Reply #16)
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yurbud
(39,405 posts)Bill USA
(6,436 posts)our nuclear arsenal along with Russia (SORT treaty). Current deployed warheads is 1,968. If we are reducing the number of warheads why would we be building new ones, esp since we signed a treaty with Russia to reduce the number of our warheads.
No amount of diplomatic efforts will deter Iran from building as many nukes as they can and then using them as quickly as possible to incinerate Israel.
After this happens of course, people will shed tears for Israel. But, that won't help the Isaelis much once they are dead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Israel has some missile subs too, so no matter how successful a first strike on Israel would be, Israel could still do as much or more damage.
Also, as someone from the CFR recently pointed out, why would Iran nuke Israel when they support Palestinians politically?
Do people often commit genocide on their allies to make a broader political point?
I'm glad we have fewer warheads than the article said, but that is still more than enough to wipe any other country off the map, including Iran.