Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by Jonnax on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:53AM
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What is illegal between nations?
Countries may be part of the UN but they're not regions of a global government.
What you're describing are acts of war.
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by mike_d on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:17AM
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> but why isn’t it bombed (or all trucks coming/leaving targeted)?
You mean like killing enough scientists who work at the facility that it ends up with its own Wikipedia article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Iranian_nucle...
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by chefkoch on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:18AM
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It isn't bombed because it's not that easy, as Iran has sophisticated anti aircraft capabilities like the S-300. And as the area is already a powder keg there is no deniability with aircrafts or cruise missiles flying across closely monitored borders.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air...
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by totalZero on Monday April 12, 2021 @07:02AM
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WMD was the casus belli for the Iraq War, and look how that worked out. Israel has performed one-off airstrikes in the past (look up the Osirak reactor project).
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by tomjen3 on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:54AM
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It is only illegal if you signed the nuclear non prolifiration treaty.
Anyway Iran with the bomb is a good thing if you don't want another war in the middle-east.
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by tome on Monday April 12, 2021 @06:07AM
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> It is only illegal if you signed the nuclear non prolifiration treaty.
Which Iran did.
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by chefkoch on Monday April 12, 2021 @07:56AM
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And they can leave it if they want to.
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by raducu on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:13AM
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Why do you think it's not bombed?
If it was that easy, Israel would have done it.
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by ghostshell89 on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:21AM
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Its like Iraq, Israel sends the Americans to die en masse for their geopolitical goals. Iran is a formidable enemy and would be able to do significant damage with their missiles. Why risk it when your AIPAC buddies will get Americans to die for you?
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by FreshFries on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:37AM
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"created: 19 minutes ago"
You create an account to just post some political comments or to stir the hornet nest?
Re:Stuxnet sibling theory surges after Iran says nuke facili...
by ghostshell89 on Monday April 12, 2021 @05:42AM
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Nothing I said is controversial, if you want to read about Israel’s strong influence on US middle east policy, I suggest the seminal work by Meatsheimer and Walt.
Which triggers the question, how did France obtain leniency from international powers when it gave the nuclear bomb to Israel in the 1960ies? Who decides what is legal? And who decides that Iran’s facility is not “slated for immediate removal”, given it seems USA is down to targeting cigarette smugglers with drones in other countries, and nuclear bomb seems a bit more threatening?