Would Israel attack Iran, if they where close to the bomb?

[DYNAMICS]

I was watching a documentary program the other day, and the narrator made a good point. He said if the united states of America doesn’t conduct air strikes against Iranian nuclear targets, Israel would be willing to take out Iran if need be. It would be to late to attack Iran if they got the bomb, but a preemptive strike would prevent Iranian Nuclear ambitions.

What do you think? Could Israel pull it off with a cascade of Iranian missiles hitting Israeli major cities.

 

[CartesianFart]

What do you think? Could Israel pull it off with a cascade of Iranian missiles hitting Israeli major cities.

Not without the go-ahead by its allies.International relations have a funny way of complicating things.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Well, considering they haven't attacked nuclear sites in Iran but are getting Iranian missiles lobbed at their cities anyway, sure, why not?

 

[Masquerouge]

Not without the go-ahead by its allies.International relations have a funny way of complicating things.

But there definitely are shortcuts

 

[skadistic]

Not without the go-ahead by its allies.International relations have a funny way of complicating things.

It would act unilateraly. Israel has been told by the leader of Iran Ahmadimadumbnuts that it wile destroy the state. I believe he will try and so do the Israelis. Nipping Iran in the bud is in Israels best interest and the whole region. The other countries don't want a nuke armed Iran either. Saudi Arabia would see Iran as a threat as would Kuwait and the Emerates. If Israel took out Irans nukes no one would realy complain to loudly. Can Israel do it is a diffrent question.

 

[CartesianFart]

It would act unilateraly. Israel has been told by the leader of Iran Ahmadimadumbnuts that it wile destroy the state. I believe he will try and so do the Israelis. Nipping Iran in the bud is in Israels best interest and the whole region. The other countries don't want a nuke armed Iran either. Saudi Arabia would see Iran as a threat as would Kuwait and the Emerates. If Israel took out Irans nukes no one would realy complain to loudly. Can Israel do it is a diffrent question.

The only way to dispel this belief is to get rid of the xenophobic doomsaying narrative into this dilemma.

I say nothing is going to happen due to the interest of Iran wants and needs to join into the club of advance nation-states hegemony.War is counter-productive of this goal.

 

[CurtSibling]

They blasted Iran's incomplete nuclear station 25 years ago, and will do it again. I hope so too!
I want to see that bearded chump Ahmadinejad's face when his nuke ambitions are demolished by the Jews!

That will be sweet, seeing the moslems in a real twist!

 

[skadistic]

The only way to dispel this belief is to get rid of the xenophobic doomsaying narrative into this dilemma.

I say nothing is going to happen due to the interest of Iran wants and needs to join into the club of advance nation-states hegemony.War is counter-productive of this goal.

Right because Iran is a peacefull nation not launching missles at Israel by prozy of hezbola and hamas.

 

[Eli]

I wouldn't count on it.

The US is the only one who is capable of this. I'm very much afraid that a fear of an conflagration in Iraq will cause the US to not attack Iran.

 

[CurtSibling]

Since when has Israel been scared of a fight with Iran?

Have you guys gone soft?

.

 

[Eli]

Since when has Israel been scared of a fight with Iran?

The way I understand it Iran's nuclear program is not based on a single vulnerable site. If you want to completely wreck it, as opposed to just delay it for a year or so, you'll probably need cruise missiles, heavy bombers, etc, etc. Israel doesn't have any of it.

Have you guys gone soft?

Yes, somewhat.

 

[JohnRM]

Israel's air force is seemingly incapable of conducting a successful military air strike against Iran's nuclear infrastructure, without support from other countries, including some middle eastern nations. Israel's only unilateral option is the use of its Jericho ballistic missiles with the use of nuclear warheads.

 

[DYNAMICS]

...so you saying it's going to start an Atomic War in the Region?

 

[skadistic]

...so you saying it's going to start an Atomic War in the Region?

No. Don't worry. Israel won't use nukes to pre-empt. The US will take a step in and offer to resolve this with persision stikes to save untold lives. And it looks more and more each day that the EU will be assisting by not getting in the way.

 

[bathsheba666]

I'm very much afraid that a fear of an conflagration in Iraq .....

Too late, surely...

 

[nivi]

The real question: Would olmert do it?



Plus I'm not sure if we have the capabillity to do it, you know without destroying the whole country.

 

[CartesianFart]

Right because Iran is a peacefull nation not launching missles at Israel by prozy of hezbola and hamas.

Got any proof on that they are going to send nuclear weapons into the hands of small players such as the likes of Hezbollah and Hamas?It is an conjectural assumption that is not on any valid or reasonable proof.

 

[El_Machinae]

I think it would be cheaper and easier to bribe away the engineers necessary to build nuclear weapons.

 

[Eli]

Got any proof on that they are going to send nuclear weapons into the hands of small players such as the likes of Hezbollah and Hamas?It is an conjectural assumption that is not on any valid or reasonable proof.

Personally, I trust Nasrallah with nukes more than I trust Ahmadinejad. (Not that I trust much either of them)

 

[nivi]

Got any proof on that they are going to send nuclear weapons into the hands of small players such as the likes of Hezbollah and Hamas?It is an conjectural assumption that is not on any valid or reasonable proof.

So sending them just convetional weapons are OK?


Imagine this:

Person 1 hates you so much for just existing, so he tells person 2 to fight you, whilst you are busy fighting he is getting a gun license, getting the money for a gun and bullets, checking out what is the best gun, etc.

What would you do?