ISIS planning ‘nuclear tsunami’

[nottyboi]

The problem with your scenario is that ISIS is not a nation to bomb. They are guerrilla warriors and terrorists. Their nukes will be sneaked in, not launched within ICBMs.

But they are a nation, and that is how they are funding their operations now. They even have a capital city Reqqa in Syria. Take their territory and their funding drys up to a large degree, and their ability to operate gets reduced substantially.

 

[fuji]

Oh, a lunatic military commander. Are Israeli commanders immune to mental illness? Or does only Iranian military commanders develop mental health issues?

And, Ahem, Israel has nuclear weapons, Iran does not.

Israel has shown itself to responsible, not fanatical, yes. Absolutely. And Israel is a democracy with civilian control of the military, therefore a more stable government. As we have seen in several Arab nations dictatorships that remain in power through fear and oppression, such as Iran or Syria or Libya, have a tendency to collapse into civil war and chaos.

So there are numerous reasons to prevent brutal dictatorships that sponsor terror and are run by religious zealots from getting nuclear weapons.

Very fucking obvious reasons.

 

[fuji]

But they are a nation, and that is how they are funding their operations now. They even have a capital city Reqqa in Syria. Take their territory and their funding drys up to a large degree, and their ability to operate gets reduced substantially.

Nuking Mosul or Reqqa wouldnt harm the Islamic State the way that nuking Tehran would harm Iran.

 

[Insidious Von]

The Taliban are no friends of IS, that negates a Pakistani bomb. That leaves Kim Jong Un, if there was even a hint that he would do so the Chinese would take him out or he'd be vaporized by a Widowmaker.

 

[eznutz]

AP INVESTIGATION: Nuclear black market seeks IS extremists http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9f77...ion-nuclear-smugglers-sought-terrorist-buyers

Over the pulsating beat at an exclusive nightclub, the arms smuggler made his pitch to a client: 2.5 million euros for enough radioactive cesium to contaminate several city blocks.

It was earlier this year, and the two men were plotting their deal at an unlikely spot: the terrace of Cocos Prive, a dance club and sushi bar in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.

"You can make a dirty bomb, which would be perfect for the Islamic State," the smuggler said. "If you have a connection with them, the business will go smoothly."

But the smuggler, Valentin Grossu, wasn't sure the client was for real — and he was right to worry. The client was an informant, and it took some 20 meetings to persuade Grossu that he was an authentic Islamic State representative. Eventually, the two men exchanged cash for a sample in a sting operation that landed Grossu in jail.

The previously unpublicized case is one of at least four attempts in five years in which criminal networks with suspected Russian ties sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. One investigation uncovered an attempt to sell bomb-grade uranium to a real buyer from the Middle East, the first known case of its kind.

 

[SuperCharge]

Exactly.

Of course that may help to explain the sudden emptying of the middle east countries outside of Syria.

You do have a point, maybe they know what's coming but than tha doesn't make sense if they're target is the U.S. It wouldn't make a difference if they are still there

 

[GPIDEAL]

But they are a nation, and that is how they are funding their operations now. They even have a capital city Reqqa in Syria. Take their territory and their funding drys up to a large degree, and their ability to operate gets reduced substantially.

R u sure?

How many 'trapped' civilians in Regga?

I don't think we can just carpet bomb that city to solve the problem.

 

[GPIDEAL]

Israel has shown itself to responsible, not fanatical, yes. Absolutely. And Israel is a democracy with civilian control of the military, therefore a more stable government. As we have seen in several Arab nations dictatorships that remain in power through fear and oppression, such as Iran or Syria or Libya, have a tendency to collapse into civil war and chaos.

So there are numerous reasons to prevent brutal dictatorships that sponsor terror and are run by religious zealots from getting nuclear weapons.

Very fucking obvious reasons.

Nuking Mosul or Reqqa wouldnt harm the Islamic State the way that nuking Tehran would harm Iran.

Very well said Fuji!