--- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > On Feb 3, 2012, at 1:49 PM, John wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajradhatu@> wrote:
> > > On Feb 3, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: > > > > > > > I am surprised Israel has not attacked already, judging from past > > > > history. > > > They already have. > > > > > > Israel has been assassinating key nuclear scientists in Iran > > involved > > > in either enrichment or nuclear weaponry. This has been going on for > > > months now. > > > > > It appears that Panetta is making the Iranians paranoid. The > > Israelis could hit them any time by military force or assasinations > > of their scientists. > > The problem is they've tunneled so far into the mountains, even a > direct strike they would be (or soon will be) invulnerable. A powerful strike could collapse tunnels for some distance, and shut down air ventilation systems, making life and access to the nuclear technology more difficult and time consuming and perilous. A nuclear strike could do this more effectively.
