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25. Not disagreeing with you about Pakistan, but the Hindu nationalists in India (also

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:15 AM

Jun 2012

a nuclear power) are pretty fucking scary too, at least according to what I read from Arundhati Roy.

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Iran 'designing nuclear submarine' [View all] bananas Jun 2012 OP

Just what we need, more religious nuts with nukes jpbollma Jun 2012 #1

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Because nuclear submarines are so scary? bhikkhu Jun 2012 #10

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #13

then get your ass down to the recruiter.. frylock Jun 2012 #18

We do live in upside-down land. - n/t coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #23

Sounds like an Iranian jobs program. bluedigger Jun 2012 #3

Who says that the Iranians don't have a sense of humor grantcart Jun 2012 #4

I was wondering if they could modify one of their existing, conventional submarines. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #7

You mean the Kilo Class grantcart Jun 2012 #16

Agree that much of Iran's public saber rattling seems more bluster than substance. PR tools. pinto Jun 2012 #27

You're wrong, of course. CanSocDem Jun 2012 #5

Finally, someone said it! RC Jun 2012 #6

I'd add Pakistan muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #8

Not disagreeing with you about Pakistan, but the Hindu nationalists in India (also coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #25

There is no comparison between India and Pakistan cosmicone Jun 2012 #48

Yes, in addition to Pakistan and India and us, add Isreal EFerrari Jun 2012 #49

You are the 'nutcase.' Roy won the Booker Prize back in 1957. Do you have coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #50

Very mature indeed. n/t cosmicone Jun 2012 #51

There's always one way to get The Last Word in. LanternWaste Jun 2012 #53

I mean, really, when someone calls the winner of the Booker a 'nut case,' there's coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #58

I'd flag the OP but it won't do any good. MIC appeasers would vote to leave it. harun Jun 2012 #12

We only hide rude. Rightwing nonsense is fine. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #44

The Pentagon is pissed only because once the winds change, Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #9

Naah--we weren't much into selling Iran that kind of stuff. MADem Jun 2012 #14

Like that super-duper rocket they built, and the new "fighter plane" made out of pieces of old MADem Jun 2012 #11

Give me a break. harmonicon Jun 2012 #15

agree Remember Jun 2012 #59

Drums... drums in the deep... AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #17

Ennh... I think this is news worthy to an extent... octothorpe Jun 2012 #65

They couldn't even build their own commercial reactor AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #70

Is Iran asking to be attacked? SoutherDem Jun 2012 #19

Where Did You Get This Idea, Sir? The Magistrate Jun 2012 #20

"Iran is going in the wrong direction" - It's OK for the U.S. to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #21

It's not ok for either. bananas Jun 2012 #30

The rest of the world HAS NOT been trying to reduce and eliminate coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #37

We have lots of nuclear submarines and are building more. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #45

The US would prefer they had nuclear subs hack89 Jun 2012 #32

Well, at least until the diesel boats have to snorkel n/t DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2012 #60

With AIP technology they don't even have to do that. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #61

Fearmongering exemplified: "The only reason to build nuclear submarines is to carry nuclear weapons" Xithras Jun 2012 #22

Good - let them piss away a fortune and get nothing for it. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #24

So much wrong all in one OP 14thColony Jun 2012 #26

+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #39

Well and succinctly put! Prometheus Bound Jun 2012 #42

a little perspective Douglas Carpenter Jun 2012 #28

wait, you mean Iran doesn't have that many bases in Canada & Mexico? yurbud Jun 2012 #34

Your map is quite out of date. MADem Jun 2012 #41

I'm designing one too! I also invented helium. Throd Jun 2012 #29

Damn Kolesar Jun 2012 #31

How many nuclear submarines do we have? and how many nuclear weapons? yurbud Jun 2012 #33

1 min VIDEO: our nuclear subs and what they can do yurbud Jun 2012 #35

charts on nuclear arsenals yurbud Jun 2012 #36

I don't see Iran anywhere on any of your charts. Surely the OP coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #38

Thank you for putting it in perspective. Nihil Jun 2012 #43

charts on nuclear arsenals looks biased may3rd Jun 2012 #47

the one where it looks like Israel has the most is WITHOUT US & Russia yurbud Jun 2012 #54

I hope the Prez has the Navy Seals on speed dial. nt Remmah2 Jun 2012 #40

I'm sure Russia can SELL them a previously owned model may3rd Jun 2012 #46

Iranian naval engineering reminds me of the standard Soviet braggadocio... LanternWaste Jun 2012 #52

Interesting sarisataka Jun 2012 #55

Will it be yellow dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #56

LOL! So did I... Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #57

"The only reason to build nuclear submarines is to carry nuclear weapons." FALSE NutmegYankee Jun 2012 #62

Just stay away from ny please. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #63

Nuclear propulsion does not mean the same thing as nuclear weapons. octothorpe Jun 2012 #64

The Los Angeles-class and Seawolf-class NUCLEAR submarines aren't armed with nuclear weapons jmowreader Jun 2012 #66

I'm designing a new warp driven space ship! Marrah_G Jun 2012 #67

IRAN SAYS IT SEEKS TO BUILD NUCLEAR-POWERED BIRDHOUSE Zorro Jun 2012 #68

The only reason to build nuclear submarines is to carry nuclear weapons. FrodosPet Jun 2012 #69

and like nuclear power in general, having a space program, and a couple of other things... yurbud Jun 2012 #72

Oh no!!! and-justice-for-all Jun 2012 #71

Good For Iran! porcinaalbastrucaine Jun 2012 #73