Monday, April 9, 2012

An Israeli Air Strike Would Not Be Able To Destroy Iran's Nuclear Program

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Israel 'Would Not Be Able To Destroy Iran's Nuclear Programme With Pre-Emptive Air Strike' -- The Telegraph

Israel would not be able to destroy Iran's nuclear programme in a pre-emptive air strike with its current airforce, forcing its leadership to look for alternative means of attack, an influential defence report has concluded.

Experts believe Israeli military planners options are restricted to high risk choices, such as a long range missile bombardment from Israel or a special forces raid involving troops attack facilities on the ground.

The authoritative military journal Jane's Defence Weekly has also cast doubt on Israel's ability to mount a successful operation saying it would face "substantial difficulties"

"The significant distances involved and hardened features of Iran's nuclear facilities make any 'massive surprise' aerial attack a very high-risk operation for Israel to undertake on its own," Jane's concluded in a recent study.

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My Comment: To put it bluntly .... Iran is too far away and there are too many targets for there to be a successful Israeli air strike on its nuclear facilities.

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