Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Iranian Nuke Could Hit US by 2015

An unclassified Defense Department document stated that, "with sufficient foreign assistance, Iran could probably develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States by 2015." This estimate is nothing new, just like our insistence on imposing repeatedly ignored sanctions. To make matters worse, our military spent $150 million attempting and failing to shoot down a simulated Iranian missile strike on the United States in January. Apparently our radar malfunctioned. Great. Supposedly, President Obama's national security advisers are keeping many options on the table in an effort to curb Iran's nuclear program, including military intervention, if his famous "diplomacy" and the ever-increasing, impotent sanctions fail. However, they have stated that it is their "last option" as any strike could have unintended consequences. You think? In a nation that believes promiscuous women cause earthquakes, anything is possible. (See http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/20/iran.promiscuity.earthquakes/index.html?hpt=T2).

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