Israel Arms May Not Be Enough To Stop Nukes -- Washington Times
Strategist suggests cutting Iran's power.
As the Obama administration continues to pursue a diplomatic solution for Iran's nuclear weapons program, Israel in recent years has extended the range of its bombers, launched sophisticated spy satellites and developed a more accurate ordnance-dropping system.
The reasons are clear: Israel is now in a position to send scores of F-16Is and F-15Is on the 1,000-mile penetration of Iranian airspace to try to disable the regime's far-flung network of nuclear research and uranium-enrichment facilities.
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My Comment: Israel is now being realistic .... they do not have the means to bomb Iran's nuclear program in a manner that will have a significant impact. There are hundreds of sites, and they are located throughout the country. To have an impact, we are talking hundreds of sorties and weeks (not days) of bombing .... but this is not going to happen. Israel may be successful in destroying some targets on the first day, but any subsequent attacks will not be a surprise, and the Iranians will be ready.
What are Israel's options right now .... not many. But that has always been the case.
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