Iran is becoming an issue in Israel's election campaign as the nation heads to the polls in March. Hawkish former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that if he's elected, he would support an Israeli pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. There is a precedent. The Israeli air force destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor in 1981.
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http://nyjtimes.com/cover/12-19-05/IranPresidentSeesHolocaustAsMyth.htm
you can see it took a long time to reach that news because it's a small news site... however this was reported on BBC news radio last week whilst I was driving to work...
it's easy to mishear someone talking about iran's neclear plans, and iraq's nuclear plans and assume that they may be working together...
how long did it take to find that???
ten seconds... at present that the top item on google news search.,..
http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&spell=1&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=iran+iraq+missile+nuclear+program
(moved back to social lounge)...
Can members and moderators try not to flame each other...
Now lets talk nicely about how other countries are developing weapons stratagies and their views on other countries...
BUT.... no flaming, swearing racism etc...
AND whenever talking about these countries developing nuclear weapons, remember, America is the only country in the world to have ever actually used a nuclear weapon...
britain currently has 192 nuclear missiles free to use as it so pleases.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Uk/UKArsenalRecent.html
Australia whilst decided not to have nuclear capabilities of it's own*,,, widly endorses american useage, allowing free passage of weapons through it's territories.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/15/opinion/ednabhan.php
*Australia, whilst deciding not to have nuclear capabilities of it's own... (on public display at least)
http://www.greenpeace.org.au/features/features_details.html?site_id=45&news_id=1651
So, before anyone says anything about iran, iraq or any other nation... remember that our own nations hands are none to clean (and possibly glow in the dark)...
Alright... on with the discussion.