"They will want nukes now!": UK & US plan to strike Iran exposed, 3.11.2011, RT

RussiaToday on Nov 3, 2011
The US and its allies, such as the UK and Israel, may launch a missile attack on Iranian uranium enrichment facilities in the next 12 months, media speculate.
The possible bombing campaign may start after next November's presidential election in America, reports The Guardian, citing unnamed sources in Whitehall. It also cites sources in UK's Ministry of Defence as saying that the top brass are penning contingency plans to help the US with attacking Iran, should Washington launch offensive.
The military action may be chosen because Iran proved to be surprisingly resilient in the face of the international sanctions and the cyber attack on its nuclear facilities, allegedly perpetrated by American and Israeli hackers, the newspaper says. The damage done by the Stuxnet worm was reportedly less severe than first expected, and Iran has managed to overcome the sabotage.
The deadline for the military action is due to Tehran's intention to move their uranium enrichment centrifuges to the military base dug beneath a mountain near the city of Qom and other heavily-fortified secret locations. Once there, missile strikes will not be able to destroy the equipment, the newspaper was told. The likely timing of the offensive is next spring, The Guardian sources say.
At the moment the hawks are waiting next week's report by the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, which could be a game changer for the issue.
The newspaper says the attack will predominantly involve cruise missile attacks with limited navy engagement. Raids by commando forces may also be called for.
Meanwhile NATO Secretary General Andres Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday the alliance has no immediate plans to get involved in the dispute over the Iranian nuclear program.
Earlier this week Israeli media reported that Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet is preparing an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. The Jewish State is reportedly arguing the case for an attack on Iran with their American allies.
Iran has been under pressure over its alleged intention to develop a nuclear weapon for years. The latest round of sanctions against Tehran was issued by the UN Security Council last year. The Islamic Republic insists that it is pursuing only civilian use of nuclear energy.
Even if Iran has not been developing nuclear weapons, with such threats it may well start doing so as a preventive measure, remarks political analyst Chris Bambery.
"I cannot imagine a worse alliance [against Iran]: America is the only power in the world to have used atomic weapons; Israel has a secret illegal nuclear program which it denied for years, but it makes it the only nuclear power in the Middle East; and Britain of course the former colonial power providing the means to get those nuclear weapons all those years ago," he told RT.
Russia believes that only diplomatic effort based on reliable evidence and respect to all parties involved can resolve the dispute.

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[JohnJHarrison]

We Gentiles (Christians, Muslims & others) MUST unite this time to STOP the WW3 & Jews destroying humanity! This is a Jewish game again & they are doing mischief among nations to turn the world into a HELL for their own profit. DO NOT be fooled this time! REMEMBER how 9/11 was made by the JEWS! Egypt, Syria, Iraq & all other bloody crises were made by the Jews. Muslims did not killed Jesus! Jews are the one own our banks, schools, hospitals, economy, streets, oil & everything else NOT Muslims!

[leef0flife]

 wars and rumors of wars

[astrofrk]

@Josepherism Any Iranian missiles would never make it to the atlantic ocean, much less America. If they somehow did, END HUMANITY!

[crogsvien]

I hate the world I want the US to provoke Iran. It would be nice to have an extinction event.The earth can produce something better than man. If the greatest nation is represented by the US, It would be best to end it all

[ShalomIsrael60]

@JohnJHarrison john go burn your cross and say hello to mom and dad who are your brother and sister

[Josepherism]

I hope they do get nukes so if America tries to make them their bitch they can protect themselves.

[mowaqas786]

Well Iran needs to go to Pakistan and buy some nukes of them because that's the advantage of being the only Muslim nation with nukes. I am 100% backing

[kayaking4autism]

@AmericanPatriot53 Can you not see the British Embassy thing is another false flag operation to sway public support in favour of a war. They did this with Gulf of Tonkien in '64, 9/11 and the Germans used Gliewitz in 39 to kick of WW2. Iran DOES have orbital capability albeit only 1 tonne to LEO look up SIMORGH. Saddam said under interview "Don't you think if I had WMD I would have used them to defend my country" Iran BLOODY WELL DOES have WMD unlike Saddam. We can PRAY we shoot Simorgh down

[lilmitz14]

Ww3

[AmericanPatriot53]

@kayaking4autism Carters military action was tremendously limited to a poorly concieved rescue mission. Iran has no ICBMs onlly medium range missles capable of striking the region. Iran does have a large army but remember so did Hussien, we attacked with a numerically far inferior force and won decisively. Finallly Iran has alllowed the attack on the British Embassy going on at this moment. This is a clear act of war. I suspect Iranian regime is trying to provoke an attack.