Iran Building Missle Launch Facilities in Venezuela
What to make of this??
http://www.jpost.com/International/A...aspx?id=220879 If true, and when the work is completed, this puts Iranian - made missiles in striking distance of Florida (or, most certainly, the GITMO on Cuba). It should also be noted the there is a treaty between Iran and Venezuela to that one will attack the others enemies if one nation should be attacked. If these missiles come on line, are they an immediate threat? Do we take them out preemptively? |
No confidence is the gazillion dollar Star Wars, Whell?
We have plenty of time to decide how threatening this really is. Neither Venezuela nor Iran have nuclear weapons, and when, and if, Iran gets them they're probably decades from miniaturizing them enough to put on missiles. No biggie (yet). I bet we already have plans in the works to render this a non-threat, either by a direct attack or through sabotaging their control systems. In any instance, it might be better to let them spend bunches before we take 'em out. |
1. I suspect it is not true.
2. If it is true, I expect it to be used as a bargaining chip for some kind of future economic negotiations. 3. The missiles, if they were to exist, would be a psychological threat only and their presence would likely cause hardship to the Venezuelan people. I say this because the first reaction from the US would likely be stiff economic sanctions, perhaps even a Cuban style embargo. Second, the missiles could never actually be used against us. The theory of massive retaliation still works against states (where it does not against loosely based terrorist organizations). Chavez likes publicity. Iran likes publicity. The Jerusalem post likes to give it to them to fan the flames of hatred and warmongering. |
We never built Star Wars.
When the USSR tried this crap we didn't use economic sanctions. I'm not saying bomb them, but something will have to happen. Pete |
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Actually, we have over 20 ships with Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_B...is_BMD_Vessels |
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By firing on US planes daily?
20 ships is Star Wars? :confused: Pete |
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hint: the answer is yes, Saddam did keep Iran in check. |
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Ground based Star Wars was planned for Alaska (against a Russian threat that no longer exists). Flexibility and mobility easily beat static and incorrectly targeted at non-threats. |
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