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monty of ll · Aug 2, 2005, 03:50 pm

Found this rather interesting from counterpunch.

http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07302005.html

It's the first I've heard of this and I don't see a current thread on the subject here. I'm not sure if counterpunch has much credibility and it's apparently not in any mainstream papers or sites that I know of so I didn't go to 'breaking news' with it. From that link:

"Iran may have the weapons-grade uranium out of three nuclear warheads dumped out of a B-52 back in 1991. Or so at least the US government might have some reason to believe, according to a seemingly well-informed person talking to CounterPunch last week."

"On February 3, 1991, this particular B-52G had been deployed to circle around Baghdad. It was armed with 3 SRAM missiles armed with nuclear warheads and fitted with rocket drives to push them 100 miles to the rear of the B-52 before detonating."

Comments anyone? More b.s. or a story that was supposed to be kept under wraps and has creeped out?

And as an aside to that, I had never given much thought to the fact that those things (B-52's) are going to fall out of the sky once in a while and if they are carrying nukes then what a splendid opportunity for those who don't already belong to the nuclear club.

bishop · Aug 3, 2005, 11:10 pm

you know, when you research the issue of missing nukes, you find that there are many missing nukes floating around out there. possibly this informant-based story's true.. maybe it isn't.. maybe iran picked up nukes from somewhere else.. maybe they have their own..

i'd rather not take an opinion on the story.. i simply think that iran is moving to become a nuclear power, if it isn't already.

now the more salient question.. does it bother me whether/not they do become a nuclear power? not really. i don't feel threatened by iran. while the country's leaders are definitely bad guys, they aren't insane and they aren't a dictatorship run by a short nut like kim jong.. i can live with israel living under threat, because i could give a damn about israel.

**Chris** · Aug 4, 2005, 12:02 am

amen brotha

monty of ll · Aug 4, 2005, 12:48 am

Sort of the way I feel bishop, the sooner Iran gets it's nukes the sooner off there will be some kind of deterrant to Israel and a balance of power. Will Iran become a threat with nukes? Baaaaahhhhh! No country is going to start anything with a country that has nukes. The biggest danger is a nuclear country starting something with a country that doesn't have them.

My hunch is that Iran will someday soon announce that they have theirs and even if they lie about it nobody will have the balls to put them to the test. Such will be the way of the 21st. century IMO.

Aug 2, 2005, 03:50 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
monty of ll Igneous Magma Posts: 169	Iran has lost U.S. nukes? Found this rather interesting from counterpunch. http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn07302005.html It's the first I've heard of this and I don't see a current thread on the subject here. I'm not sure if counterpunch has much credibility and it's apparently not in any mainstream papers or sites that I know of so I didn't go to 'breaking news' with it. From that link: "Iran may have the weapons-grade uranium out of three nuclear warheads dumped out of a B-52 back in 1991. Or so at least the US government might have some reason to believe, according to a seemingly well-informed person talking to CounterPunch last week." "On February 3, 1991, this particular B-52G had been deployed to circle around Baghdad. It was armed with 3 SRAM missiles armed with nuclear warheads and fitted with rocket drives to push them 100 miles to the rear of the B-52 before detonating." Comments anyone? More b.s. or a story that was supposed to be kept under wraps and has creeped out? And as an aside to that, I had never given much thought to the fact that those things (B-52's) are going to fall out of the sky once in a while and if they are carrying nukes then what a splendid opportunity for those who don't already belong to the nuclear club.

Aug 3, 2005, 11:10 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
bishop moderat-e/o-r Location: boston Posts: 11,184	you know, when you research the issue of missing nukes, you find that there are many missing nukes floating around out there. possibly this informant-based story's true.. maybe it isn't.. maybe iran picked up nukes from somewhere else.. maybe they have their own.. i'd rather not take an opinion on the story.. i simply think that iran is moving to become a nuclear power, if it isn't already. now the more salient question.. does it bother me whether/not they do become a nuclear power? not really. i don't feel threatened by iran. while the country's leaders are definitely bad guys, they aren't insane and they aren't a dictatorship run by a short nut like kim jong.. i can live with israel living under threat, because i could give a damn about israel. hope for america... http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

Aug 4, 2005, 12:02 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
Chris Gamma-ray burst Location: Nashville Posts: 6,280	amen brotha Delusion- A persistent false belief held in the face of strong contradictory evidence. (i.e. religion) Shared via G reader Blog

Aug 4, 2005, 12:48 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
monty of ll Igneous Magma Posts: 169	Sort of the way I feel bishop, the sooner Iran gets it's nukes the sooner off there will be some kind of deterrant to Israel and a balance of power. Will Iran become a threat with nukes? Baaaaahhhhh! No country is going to start anything with a country that has nukes. The biggest danger is a nuclear country starting something with a country that doesn't have them. My hunch is that Iran will someday soon announce that they have theirs and even if they lie about it nobody will have the balls to put them to the test. Such will be the way of the 21st. century IMO.