Monday, March 29, 2010

A War Game Analysis On Israel Striking Iran's Nuclear Infrastructure


Imagining An Israeli Strike On Iran -- New York Times

In 1981, Israel destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor at Osirak, declaring it could not live with the chance the country would get a nuclear weapons capability. In 2007, it wiped out a North Korean-built reactor in Syria. And the next year, the Israelis secretly asked the Bush administration for the equipment and overflight rights they might need some day to strike Iran’s much better-hidden, better-defended nuclear sites.

They were turned down, but the request added urgency to the question: Would Israel take the risk of a strike? And if so, what would follow?

Read more ....

My Comment: A fascinating look at a "what if" scenario in the event of an Israeli attack on Iran.

My take .... invest in gold .... if Israel attacks Iran the financial and oil shock that will then follow will put us back into another deep recession and further exacerbate our financial crisis.

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