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    For a nuke yes.

    I'm no expert, but I'd fire 100 missiles and have 95% with dummy / conventional warheads. Suddenly the odds of hitting the crucial ones looks a lot harder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
    For a nuke yes.

    I'm no expert, but I'd fire 100 missiles and have 95% with dummy / conventional warheads. Suddenly the odds of hitting the crucial ones looks a lot harder.

    Absolutely correct hitting a missile with another missile is really hard and not fail safe you just stuff loads of dummy warheads in missiles and you increase the complexity probably beyond the system to cope.
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    Iran quite simply needs the deterrent in order to avoid going the same way as Iraq.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caravel View Post
    Iran quite simply needs the deterrent in order to avoid going the same way as Iraq.
    Iran in no way equals Iraq.

    What a shallow assessment of the situation.
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    What a shallow assessment of the situation.
    Originally attributed to Powell talking to Bush and Chenny pre Iraq invasion...
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    Short of invasion there is really no way to stop Iran from developing nuclear capability. If they really want "the bomb" they will get it; if the basket case that is N.Korea can do it, Iran is a slam-dunk.
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    Iran most likely already has the bomb, however, it doesn't suit its purpose to announce it. The whole "peaceful nuclear energy" excuse goes out the window then.
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    The energy excuse makes sense though. As an oil exporter, nuclear energy is pure win => more hydrocarbons to send to market.

    I say this despite the fact we export oil here, but 80% of our energy comes from coal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
    For a nuke yes.

    I'm no expert, but I'd fire 100 missiles and have 95% with dummy / conventional warheads. Suddenly the odds of hitting the crucial ones looks a lot harder.

    Got me there

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    Thats all true as regards being a more natural ally of NATO but you overestimate the ability of Khatami at the time to move Iran to a more democratic bent.
    Perhaps. We could have only found out if we had tried to talk. Now look at it all. I do agree, though, Khatami had very little real power, but at least he gave a good image of what the people wanted to happen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hax View Post
    Perhaps. We could have only found out if we had tried to talk. Now look at it all. I do agree, though, Khatami had very little real power, but at least he gave a good image of what the people wanted to happen.
    There is real power, this was Iran. Absurd that a black bag is the last thing gays and powerbabes see in this once great culture http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/4788...revolutie.html Only a matter of time before it's reclaimed by muslims who don't follow the Islam, the ordinary people who just want to live their lives and who's greatest concern is what's for dinner.

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    please invade iran so we will live in peace !! almost !! at all better than Islamic Republic !! they are worse than USSR & N.Korea & all great dictators !! Believe me !! you must live in here and you will know !!
    at all why you alwayse see the nuclear program?! so your HUMEN RIGHTS is just a Lie !

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    Be carefull what you write you are not anonymous they can see what you just posted, courtesy of Siemens and Nokia
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
    Be carefull what you write you are not anonymous they can see what you just posted, courtesy of Siemens and Nokia
    yea, the Internet Cyber Army !! Thanks for the Caution !!
    but how do you know that ?!!!!

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