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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (76890)2/23/2003 6:43:45 PM
From: paul_philp  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 

Building a nuclear weapon, and the means to deliver it, takes a large industrial complex, with a lot of inputs. You can't hide it in Presidential Palaces. You can't hide it in the back of trucks. You can identify it and destroy it from the air. I like Steve Roger's idea of instantly destroying any site where inspections are obstructed in any way. And a real blockade.


First, it is not true. Read Pollack on how Saddam fooled western intelligence twice. Since the Israeli's blew up his nuclear plant in 1981 Saddam has been working on ways to develop nukes that are not easily detectable. He got close twice.

Second, what would Saddam's reponse be to blowing up his palaces. You are talking about forcing a war without the planning and buildup that gives us such an advantage.

Paul
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