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Arazi

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31. Obviously the world believes they want it for aggression (suicide)
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:52 PM
Jun 25

I’m not any kind of expert on this so I won’t pretend to know.

The only thing I do know is they’re a Shia majority country surrounded by Sunni regimes that hate them. Every IR expert posits Iran believes they “need” deterrence for historical reasons (and yes, more recently in Persia’s many century long existence - Israel/Jew hatred).

We just nicely showed Iran that they need deterrence from the villainous West too. Whatever forces constrained Iran from going 60-90% enrichment and putting it on a delivery system are now gone.

Iran may superficially agree to negotiations with Traitor and the US but most experts believe Iran doesn’t trust or believe anything we say anymore and will persist in attaining a weapon asap even as they straight up lie to our (and the IAEA) faces. We have no idea where any part of their nuclear program/enriched uranium exists anymore.

Enter James Acton and the OP on the JCPOA…

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They have no way of delivering it nt doc03 Jun 25 #1
If I had to guess China or Russia will help with that part Arazi Jun 25 #4
Iran doesn't have any aircraft with enough lift capacity to carry a bomb? Lancero Jun 25 #11
No DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 25 #17
Keywords, dedicated strategic bomber. If Iran gets desperate enough, they can slap it on a lot of stuff. Lancero Jun 25 #22
Yeah, I'm wondering why folks are fixated on this having to be on a plane or missile Arazi Jun 25 #24
Funniest thing is that we did a study back in the 90's on the possibility of slapping nukes on Drones... Lancero Jun 25 #28
Shipping container, box truck, freighter or tanker ship ThoughtCriminal Jun 25 #38
I read a haunting USAF report once carpetbagger Jun 25 #27
Didn't totally not a war criminal Colin Powell say they could deliver it via taco truck? Iggo Jun 25 #30
They still have a lot of missiles of various sizes.... Jack Valentino Jun 25 #32
oh my. how many times am stillcool Jun 25 #2
We can't wait H2O Man Jun 25 #5
and they couldn't sell it either stillcool Jun 25 #14
lol too true Arazi Jun 25 #8
like Scooter said to Judith Miller stillcool Jun 25 #16
Gabbard trying to get back on trump's good side. choie Jun 25 #3
If true, will trump use that as an excuse for another bombing run? Silent Type Jun 25 #6
Of course he will he always telegraphs his intentions. doc03 Jun 25 #12
Will Amazon deliver an A-bomb? -misanthroptimist Jun 25 #7
Maybe Door Dash. doc03 Jun 25 #21
If someone gave them one and way to deliver it what would they do? Bomb Isreal and be totally destroyed doc03 Jun 25 #9
Again, many countries can want it for deterrence, not aggression Arazi Jun 25 #25
So which is it that you think Iran would want it for? AloeVera Jun 25 #29
Obviously the world believes they want it for aggression (suicide) Arazi Jun 25 #31
"We just nicely showed Iran that they need deterrence from the villainous West too"--- Jack Valentino Jun 25 #33
Yup. Whatever forces in Iran who were still trying to wrangle negotiations Arazi Jun 25 #35
Iran blinded 130 woman in 2024 for protesting. In 2023 one of their budget proposals presented within their assembly Melon Jun 26 #43
Russia said it would give them weapons. Blue Full Moon Jun 25 #10
"A Russian" said that other countries would give them weapons--- Jack Valentino Jun 25 #34
Odd OC375 Jun 25 #13
That is to enrich to 90%--NOT TO MAKE A BOMB. Please folks pay attention to facts. Details matter. hlthe2b Jun 25 #15
Miniturization will probably take longer then that DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 25 #18
Horse crap. Jirel Jun 25 #19
Just to be clear, Jim Acton isn't fear mongering Arazi Jun 25 #20
After the bombings? iemanja Jun 25 #23
We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat. unblock Jun 25 #26
pull the other one, it's got bells on Celerity Jun 25 #36
What ever happened to those alleged suitcase doc03 Jun 25 #37
Face it, Gabbard, area51 Jun 25 #39
We can't be going from their was no threat to bomb in 3 weeks? Melon Jun 26 #40
The message is don't believe Traitor and his propaganda Arazi Jun 26 #41
That's not the message from everyone discussing Melon Jun 26 #42
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