For all those who said such concerns
were years away:
Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make a single nuclear bomb, according to atomic experts analyzing the latest report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
To date, Iran had enriched about 1,400 pounds of low-enriched uranium suitable for nuclear fuel, according to two confidential reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency that were obtained by The Associated Press.
Several experts told The Times the milestone was enough for a bomb, but Iran would have to further purify the uranium fuel and put it into a warhead design — a technical advance that experts in the West are unsure Iran has been able to achieve.
On the flip side, at least Israel
seems to be ready:
The Israeli Air Force is ready to attack Iran's suspected nuclear weapons project if diplomacy fails to persuade the Islamic Republic to halt uranium enrichment, said Commander Ido Nehushtan in an interview published Tuesday.
"We are prepared and ready to do whatever Israel needs us to do and if this is the mission we're given then we are ready," Nehushtan told German magazine Der Spiegel.
A strike against Iran's nuclear facilities "is a political decision," the IAF commander said, "but if I understand it correctly, all options are on the table ... The Air Force is a very robust and flexible force. We are ready to do whatever is demanded of us."
Asked if the Israeli military would be able to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, which are spread around the country, with some built underground, Nehushtan said, "Please understand that I do not want to get into details. I can only say this: It is not a technical or logistical question."
Hopefully unnecessary, but it's good to know that they seem to be confident in their abilities to take care of things.
Hopefully unnecessary, but it's good to know that they seem to be confident in their abilities to take care of things.
ReplyDeleteEither that or they want Iran to think that... or the U.S.
Agreed on Iran, disagree on US. They'd want the US to not feel that Israel will take care of it, why should we get involved.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, there have been incidents where Israel has considered herself ready for war and were in for a surprise. Look at the war with Lebanon 2 years ago. As someone who spent a month in the bomb shelter, hardly seeing light of day for the entire time, I kind of got the feeling that they weren't as prepared as they thought.
ReplyDeleteonce again some of our well meaning general shave not learned their lesson and are falling into the 'kochi ve'otzem yadi' trap.
ReplyDeletei don't think we are ready.
i do think that attacking Iran could be at worst suicidal and at best delay them for no more than two years.
i don't see anyone stopping Iran from getting the bomb and i don't see anything stopping them from actually using it.
and if i weren't an observant G-d fearing yid i'd seriously have packed my bags long ago.