Nuclear facilities in Iran "no easy target to go after"

[gulfsecurity]

InNov 18 ,2007 Former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (Ret.) said in kuwait,that ((No U.S Confrontation with Iran)) he said the fact is that nuclear facilities in Iran were "no easy target to go after" because it was not known for sure where they were located, nor their number. Powell also said that the US "has its hands pretty full" with Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the fact that there was no support by the American people for going into yet another military conflict. Moreover, the general said that should the US opt to take military action against Iran, it would have to "do it alone" and that the move would be one that the international community would "condemn universally." He added that one other reason was that it would be something "the Iranians will use against us, more N"gulfsecurity.blogspot.com..

 

[eaf-f16]

InNov 18 ,2007 Former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell (Ret.) said in kuwait,that ((No U.S Confrontation with Iran)) he said the fact is that nuclear facilities in Iran were "no easy target to go after" because it was not known for sure where they were located, nor their number. Powell also said that the US "has its hands pretty full" with Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the fact that there was no support by the American people for going into yet another military conflict. Moreover, the general said that should the US opt to take military action against Iran, it would have to "do it alone" and that the move would be one that the international community would "condemn universally." He added that one other reason was that it would be something "the Iranians will use against us, more N"gulfsecurity.blogspot.com..

Can I have source, please? I wanna read the whole thing.

I honestly doubt that the US doesn't know where all the nuclear facilities are. Doesn't the US have some super-fancy spy satellites to identify/find these kinds of things?

 

[kato]

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1040297

Probably where Gulfsecurity got it from.

 

[gulfsecurity]

you can read :

http://gulfsecurity.blogspot.com/

 

[indian bull]

Can I have source, please? I wanna read the whole thing.

I honestly doubt that the US doesn't know where all the nuclear facilities are. Doesn't the US have some super-fancy spy satellites to identify/find these kinds of things?

What about underground facilities? I think Iran must have underground nuclear facilities keeping in mind about possible US attack.

 

[swerve]

...
I honestly doubt that the US doesn't know where all the nuclear facilities are. Doesn't the US have some super-fancy spy satellites to identify/find these kinds of things?

Satellites produce pictures of the outsides of buildings, not what's inside them. Identifying the uses of buildings is done by human beings, who study the pictures, having first decided which of the vast number of pictures satellites take to look at (Iran's a big country). Not all nuclear facilities have to be large, purpose-built, & isolated.

The Americans 1) can't be sure that they'd hit every Iranian nuclear facility, & 2) can't be sure that everything they'd hit would be a nuclear facility.

 

[cheetah]

I just have 1 question lets even say Americans no where these buildings are and they attack and destroy them bla bla bla.

Who is going to save the Americans from there own governments and its destructive policies.American dollar is in free fall economy going down the drains faster and faster every day debt climbing by billions/day.

funny how most here (not all )thing how its going to be a walk in the park for Americans to do all this and actually get away with it.its time for George to stop playing games by his rules and pay attention to his own nation.

As iam afraid USA it self will need a nation building if some thing isn't done really fast.and u don't need satellites to see this.

 

[indian bull]

Attacking Iran will further stretch american economy and millitary. I think 1st they have to come out of iraq with some face saving formula. also attacking iran will strengthen the position of islamic fundamentalists in muslim world and further aggravate international terrorism. There must a top priority to destroy these terrorist groups, coz these terrorists pose a greater threat to US, Europe and India and many other countries than Iran. However if iran makes nukes then it will pose a great threat to the whole world coz they are ruled by islamic fundamentalists having close links with various international terrorist groups. If iran succeeds in making nukes it should be attacked immidiately.
Similarly pakistani nukes also be destroyed if situation in pakistan gets worst to prevent them from falling in the hands of terrorists. In the situation of pakistani and iranian nukes falling in the hands of terrorists they will pose such a serious threat to the world(seeming a great probability of this situation arising in future) that US and parteners must be ready with the plans now to solve these problems if they arise in future.

 

[Mercurius]

Satellites produce pictures of the outsides of buildings, not what's inside them.

Not always - watching a facility being constructed tells you a lot about its internal layout.

Given enough satellite images, a 3-D computer model can be built, allowing the viewer to rotate the model to any angle, and to explore the above and below-ground layout.

I know several people who have been shown such a model of what I had better describe as "a facility of great interest in south-west Asia".

Of course, this technique does not tell you what is in the individual rooms, but the layout and access arrangements may give clues.

Mercurius Cantabrigiensis

 

[gulfsecurity]

in a mission from god

Attacking Iran will further stretch american economy and millitary

Gentelmen,
Attacking Iran will strengthen Ahmadinejad power, that’s what the well known writer FAHMI HUIDI wrote last week in ALAHRAM during his visit to Tehran ,he said that Ahmadinejad’s government are marketing the idea the this is a holy government for many reasons ,they came to power and the oil prices went up ,the rain came after so many years of drought and they are in a mission from god to establish a nuclear capability for this nation .

 

[indian bull]

I think US and allies must have destroyed nuclear facilities in Iran first rather than going to Iraq(where no WMDs are found yet and are never going to be found, but huge oil reserves are found routinely, instead). Nukes of Iran and Pakistan are certianly going to fall in terrorists hands in near future( Iranian nukes will have more chances of that).These self styled Ayatollahs and dictators are very fundamentalists,narrow minded and dangerous people. They hate to see their people living in a free and liberal society. They and their designs are certianly needed to be wiped out.

[Mod edit]
This post is outside the scope of the discussion, is intemperate in tone, & inflammatory. Factually incorrect, as well, since neither ayatollahs nor dictators are "self-styled". Please refrain from posting in such terms, or your posting privileges may be suspended.

PJI

 

[cheetah]

Attacking Iran will further stretch american economy and millitary. I think 1st they have to come out of iraq with some face saving formula. also attacking iran will strengthen the position of islamic fundamentalists in muslim world and further aggravate international terrorism. There must a top priority to destroy these terrorist groups, coz these terrorists pose a greater threat to US, Europe and India and many other countries than Iran. However if iran makes nukes then it will pose a great threat to the whole world coz they are ruled by islamic fundamentalists having close links with various international terrorist groups. If iran succeeds in making nukes it should be attacked immidiately.
Similarly pakistani nukes also be destroyed if situation in pakistan gets worst to prevent them from falling in the hands of terrorists. In the situation of pakistani and iranian nukes falling in the hands of terrorists they will pose such a serious threat to the world(seeming a great probability of this situation arising in future) that US and parteners must be ready with the plans now to solve these problems if they arise in future.

Typical indian responce attack muslim nations and destroy pakistans nukes.
As soon as BJP comes to power india should be destroyed before her nukes go into the hands of hindu fundamentlists government with keys handed to them.

Last country iran attacked in last century none there goes your theory of fundamentlist.

But on the other hand india has and is aquiring more nuclear subs air craft carrier and ICBM why would india need all those if you enemy is right next door.

one would consider india aquiring all these to attack europe and northAmerica and being a Russian allie possiblities of that are much larger then iran attacking any nation with there obosolete military.

I say americans shouldnt think twice and destroy india and her nukes before she become a problem.

[Mod edit]
And the same to you. Any more about destroying any country "before she become a problem" (sic) and you'll be banned.

PJI

 

[RubiconNZ]

Typical indian responce attack muslim nations and destroy pakistans nukes.
As soon as BJP comes to power india should be destroyed before her nukes go into the hands of hindu fundamentlists government with keys handed to them.

Last country iran attacked in last century none there goes your theory of fundamentlist.

But on the other hand india has and is aquiring more nuclear subs air craft carrier and ICBM why would india need all those if you enemy is right next door.

one would consider india aquiring all these to attack europe and northAmerica and being a Russian allie possiblities of that are much larger then iran attacking any nation with there obosolete military.

I say americans shouldnt think twice and destroy india and her nukes before she become a problem.

This post is about Iran and her Nuclear Capability, not India you are way off topic and not half inappropriate.

 

[cheetah]

[Mod edit]
Off topic & inflammatory.
PJI

 

[cheetah]

This post is about Iran and her Nuclear Capability, not India you are way off topic and not half inappropriate.

i agree its about iran and her nukes that don't exist but author was clearly moving away from that.
if its about Iran is there a reason you didn't take notice how he is bringing Islam and Pakistan into it also.

if its is about Iran then as always this should stay about the subject and not turn into spreading hatred to wards others.

my response was just suggestive that any body can spin things easily.

 

[indian bull]

Well man i'm not talking about destruction of nations,this discussion is about destroying nuclear facilities of iran if they fall into wrong hands. Well its Iran's rulers who talk of destroying nations (ISRAEL) and if the head of a state thinks like this then it is for sure that they will pass nukes to terrorists. Well this is a matter of grave concern for those nations who live in peace and love freedom. Also no nations will dare to attack peace loving democratic India else they will invite their own destruction.

 

[indian bull]

well not bringing any religion in this discussion, just talking of islamic fundamentalists

 

[mysterious]

That was, as they say, 'quite lame' Indian Bull. Take a leaf out of the majority western media of the day at least. They have stopped using the term 'Islamic fundamentalists' since there's nothing Islamic about them, secondly, there's nothing wrong with being a Fundamentalist either. They are either referred to as 'Islamists', 'Islamist radicals', 'Islamist militants' to name a few terms. Terrorists dont have allegiance to any particular religion; they can only hijack & distort given beliefs like anything else & use it to justify their actions.

 

[indian bull]

That was, as they say, 'quite lame' Indian Bull. Take a leaf out of the majority western media of the day at least. They have stopped using the term 'Islamic fundamentalists' since there's nothing Islamic about them, secondly, there's nothing wrong with being a Fundamentalist either. They are either referred to as 'Islamists', 'Islamist radicals', 'Islamist militants' to name a few terms. Terrorists dont have allegiance to any particular religion; they can only hijack & distort given beliefs like anything else & use it to justify their actions.

Ok be it islamic radicals or terrorists, i think these people enjoy great support in some countries. What are your views about this topic and what do you think about that statement of Iran which calls for wiping out Israel from the globe?

 

[funtz]

Amazing thought process going on here. nfloorl:

The question of dirty bombs that spills nuclear material comes to mind, once the nuclear facilities have been attacked and completely neutralized and the hostilities have been declared, in the event of Iran lacking a nuclear warhead what are the chances of diverting the attention towards a more closer (geographically) neighbor like Israel and using a radioactive dirty bomb, will they be willing to do this or will the threat of further military action control this possibility?