US plans nuke hit on Iran: Report

[Vitamin G]

I didn't really read the quote as that way... I took it to imply that even after the war, the people were polite and welcoming, the culture, elegant.
And it (the bad event) couldn't have happened to a nice bunch (the japanese) of people. (No sarcasm)

As for M.A.D. It would seem that suicide bombers would be a nice little way of avoiding destruction. If its just a bunch of "crazy people acting alone", who do you mutually destroy?

 

[CAnnoneer]

We cannot have fundamentalists and medievalists and religious zealots get their hands on nukes. If we do not destroy the facilities, the Israeli will.

Also, indeed the name of the thread was misleading. "Nuking" someone is generally construed as a full-scale bomb-them-into-the-stone-age release. The article talks about tactical nukes. That's a .22LR vs a 16in main battery. Let's not get inflammatory.

And, yes, the military's job includes a lot of planning for a lot of eventualities. I'd not be surprised if they have a plan to nuke the ice caps or the moon too, but those are certainly not going to happen tomorrow, are they?

 

[The Drew]

These bunker-busters are a far cry from something like what was used in WW II. These only destroy what they hit. That is why they are called "tactical" and not "strategic". A strategic nuke is for maximum effect such as taking out a city - tactical is for specific targets.

I thought they were tactical because they were painted black....

 

[seeker_two]

If the Iranian government is even HALF as terrified of the nuclear prospect as our own left-leaning-liberal-weenie media, then all is going according to plan...

My father toured Hiroshima and Nagasaki in September 1945. Said "it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people."

Sounds like your father was a complete scumbag. How anyone could say such a thing about civilians is disgusting. Was your fathers name Osama?

Well, Jugs, since WT's father was talking about the same people responsible for Pearl Harbor, the Bataan Death March, and the Rape of Nanking; I think his commentary was appropriate for the time.


I'm listening to Glenn Beck now, and I have to agree with him. Instead of calling them nuclear bombs, we should call them either....:

a) Daddy's Little Negotiator.
b) Tactical Behavior Modification Device.

 

[Mr.V.]

since WT's father was talking about the same people responsible for Pearl Harbor, the Bataan Death March, and the Rape of Nanking; I think his commentary was appropriate for the time.

First of all I think WT's comments have been misread. YOURS, however, mirror the same argument Osama used to justify murdering civilians, making your views scantly better than theirs. The Japanese army was responsible for the Rape of Nanking, Pearl Harbor etc. If we do hold all civilians accountable for the deeds of the army and kill them since they (all) were responsible, why then hold Osama Bin Laden to a different standard and label him a "terrorist".

 

[chorlton]

Ah the irony of preventing a country from "going nuclear" by using tactical nuclear weapons as a first strike weapon

 

[WT]

Jug - as a new guy here you might want to review the forum rules.

My father fought the Japanese for 3 years. Left CONUS in 1943 and returned in 1946. He saw what they did. He is entitled to his opinion.

 

[bakert]

Since I've always been a sceptic about the Al Gharib "scandal" I don't think I would put much faith in Seymour Hersch who is one of many reporters that would label all American soldiers as rabid mad dog killers and torturers. If anyone bombs Iran I think it will be the Israelis.

 

[Correia]

Wow, this thread has it all. Unsubstantiated reports of something that most likely won't happen, allegations, name calling, personal attacks, and thread drift. Nice.

Closed.