ANALYSIS-US strike may delay, not stop Iran nuclear program

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities could set Tehran's program back years but would raise the risk of retaliation against American troops in the region and of driving Iran to work even harder to make atomic weapons, U.S. experts and officials say.

Any U.S. attack -- something the Pentagon insists is not planned but is subject of frequent speculation as Iran defies calls to rein in its nuclear program -- could involve thousands of sorties and missile launches against hundreds of targets.

It would be limited to air strikes, rather than a full-scale attack requiring U.S. ground forces, who are now tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, analysts said.

But the strike would be hampered by a lack of intelligence on the number and location of the nuclear facilities dispersed throughout Iran, according to nuclear security experts.

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[PDJane]

1. A nuclear strike on Iran

Would be an absolute certain way to ensure that the US will lose a city or two to a Muslim nuke. It's also a fine way to ensure that there WILL be a war that will last until the world is back to sticks and stones and pack animals.

[Overseas]

2. Professional news organizations should not believe US sources any more ! We know they lie!

But the strike would be hampered by a lack of intelligence on the number and location of the nuclear facilities dispersed throughout Iran, according to nuclear security experts. Like ZERO, you mean?

But the US is going to strike just in case?
Get Colin Powell to present some more doctored photos of fake weapons sites?

[Tempest]

3. They know where the main sites are located

But the other sites can pick up the slack in very little time.

[Ian David]

4. Sure, we know where they are. They're to the north, east, south and west of Tehran. n/t

[KoKo]

5. exactly...

:D

[Tempest]

6. You can't hide a nuclear facility from sensors

Satellite sensors can easily pick up radioactivity coming from the sites.

And it's not like the Iranians, the U.N. inspection teams or the Russians building the sites have made a secret of their locations.

[KoKo]

7. These "Satellite Sensors" haven't seemed to be too reliable, though.

apparently they screwed up with Saddam...and Pakistan and Israel. Just saying...

[frylock]

8. five-o'clock free crack giveaway..

[classysassy]

9. Double standards

remember its fair only Israel can have nukes in the area.Hello UN,why not have all nukes baned?