Comments on: In Case of Looming Invasion, Break Glass http://americanfootprints.com/wp/2010/02/in-case-of-looming-invasion-break-glass/ reality-based commentary on foreign affairs Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eric Martin http://americanfootprints.com/wp/2010/02/in-case-of-looming-invasion-break-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Eric Martin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:01:16 +0000 http://americanfootprints.com/wp/?p=481#comment-91 Ugh. By the way, Spencer Ackerman just pointed out that this wasn't the new NIE, but rather a recent Annual Threat Assessment. Ugh. By the way, Spencer Ackerman just pointed out that this wasn’t the new NIE, but rather a recent Annual Threat Assessment.

]]> By: Eric Martin http://americanfootprints.com/wp/2010/02/in-case-of-looming-invasion-break-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Eric Martin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:53:30 +0000 http://americanfootprints.com/wp/?p=481#comment-90 I agree on all counts Cheryl. I agree on all counts Cheryl.

]]> By: Cheryl Rofer http://americanfootprints.com/wp/2010/02/in-case-of-looming-invasion-break-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Cheryl Rofer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:36:52 +0000 http://americanfootprints.com/wp/?p=481#comment-89 The problem is, though, if they want the capability to produce nuclear weapons, there's no way we can distinguish that from actually producing the weapons as their goal. We know what Japan is doing because we talk to them and what they say is reasonably consistent. But we don't know what Iran is doing. All that said, the idea that Iran would attack Israel with a single bomb is silly. And the idea we wouldn't have some indication that they're close to a bomb is silly, too. The problem is, though, if they want the capability to produce nuclear weapons, there’s no way we can distinguish that from actually producing the weapons as their goal.

We know what Japan is doing because we talk to them and what they say is reasonably consistent.

But we don’t know what Iran is doing.

All that said, the idea that Iran would attack Israel with a single bomb is silly. And the idea we wouldn’t have some indication that they’re close to a bomb is silly, too.

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