Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: combjelly who wrote (269828)	1/23/2006 8:43:06 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580753

One, that Israel gets attacked with them. But just like between the USSR and the US, unless they can knock out Israel's ability to respond, it would be suicide to do it. That wouldn't seem to be a concern of the radical group of religious freaks running Iran in my opinion...

To: combjelly who wrote (269828)	1/23/2006 8:48:07 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580753

re: The other fear is they would sell one or more to terrorists and the terrorists would use them against the US or Western Europe. The same logic applies, unless the target can be crippled, the blowback is going to be severe. And it would be fairly easy to guess who supplied the device based on the technology used. And the supplier wouldn't exist for too much longer after that. And the logistics for the terrorist group to deliver and explode a nuke become much more improbable. Hell it takes Osama weeks to deliver a cassette tape.

To: combjelly who wrote (269828)	1/24/2006 3:01:21 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580753

Two fears have been expressed here. One, that Israel gets attacked with them. But just like between the USSR and the US, unless they can knock out Israel's ability to respond, it would be suicide to do it. And they can never be certain they can do that. The other fear is they would sell one or more to terrorists and the terrorists would use them against the US or Western Europe. The same logic applies, unless the target can be crippled, the blowback is going to be severe. And it would be fairly easy to guess who supplied the device based on the technology used. And the supplier wouldn't exist for too much longer after that. The irony is that it will take Iran a lot of $$$ and effort to catch up with Israel's military might.