Does Iran have the ability to make a first strike against the US?

Question

Why is the US going to such trouble to place a defensive barrier all around Iran? Why do the Russians continue to supply Iran and take such a hard line against NATO expansion? Also, how much damage could Iran do with an all out first strike and would Syria and Russia support them?

Answer 1

One reason for the troop increase around Iraq's borders is to curtail the amount of weapons and insurgents coming in. A decrease of American popularity in Russia and discrediting of pro-American politicians because of the Clinton administrations economic program failure, militantly anti-American elements in the Russian foreign and security-policy elites have succeeded in dramatically recasting mainstream Russian views of foreign policy over the last eight years. Under the guise of "strengthening multipolarity," the purpose of the new Russian consensus on foreign policy and national security is to increase the strength of global forces arrayed against the United States.The sale of Russian arms exports to Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and Syria.
is $4.8 billion annually.Exports of WMD's and technology sold to Iran , for ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons bring in billions. In the 1990's Iran had an alotment of $10 Billion set aside for Russia imagine how much they have spent
since then.A first strike could cause quite a bit of damage and confusion, which would give Iran a huge advantage especially with the US government parties being at complete odds.Syria and other fanatical states are waiting in the wings for a "go" from Iran and Russia will be shipping what weapons and technology needed. Too bad our governmental representatives find it more politically rewarding to be politically correct and bend to the people than tell the truth and possibly lose the edge in conquring the White House..

Answer 2

No it doesn't. At present it poses not clear or imminent threat to the US or indeed any other country. The supposed "new" weapons its supposed to be supplying Iraq are mortars wired up to a detonator and an alarm clock or a garage remote control. People have been making and using devices like this for decades - the IRA similar used them in the 70s and didn't need Iranian help to build them.

Remember that a couple of years ago, Bush was saying Iraq was so technologically advanced that they had WMDs that could be launched in 45 minutes and could hit the US. Now he's saying they're so technologically rubbish that they need the Iranians to supply them with bombs my gran could make blindfolded.

Iran will only become a threat if it is attacked by the US.

Answer 3

Don't be misled by what is going on in Iraq with a bunch of suicide bombers and terrorists..It is not really a war we are involved in there.The Iraq military was defeated in just a few days. Point is the US has an highly superior air force and navy which could literally destroy all of Iran (if we don't worry about civilians).Iran has no ability for a first strike and anything they did would be met with astonomical retaliation..Russia is Russia..They are embarrased from losing cold war and the one in Afghanistan (which the US had no trouble with).Their military is weak and underfunded as country has no money..Syria is a nothing but a terrorist support group

Answer 4

Many questions:
First line of defense is build a wall around the poison
Russia will always support Iran, like hopefully U.S. will always support Israel.
Iran couldn't give us a first strike but could to Israel and Europe and yes Russia and Syria would support them.

Answer 5

It is my understanding that Iran has missiles that it purchased from Russia capable of doing a lot of damage and possibly even sinking some of our ships that we have off their coast at the present time.

I doubt seriously if Iran will use them against us - unless we attack them first - like we did Iraq!

Which we would really be foolish to do.

Answer 6

Iran's missiles couldn't even approach the USA. Here in Europe we're at slightly higher risk. But Iran isn't building missiles so it can launch them, it's building them as a deterrent against a US/Israeli invasion. If it came to war Russia wouldn't support Iran; it has no interests in starting WW III. It's supplying Iran to challenge USA global hegemony, not to actively provoke conflict.

Answer 7

No - Iran would never directly move aggressively towards any military action, the Iranian military has been defeated by Saddam. And if you recall history we the US, have overthrown and controlled the country within days. Also, remember that Iraq was one of the top ten strongest military forces in the world. Analyze that!

Answer 8

Hopefully our missle defence system will take care of any icbms coming out of iran, ill tell you what though if anyone did do that against the us they would wake up the sleeping giant like back when Peral harbore was bomed. Basicly what im saying by the sleeping gaint is if we were attacked by icbms wmd, we would sent out a couple of nukes and blow that country off the map. Just like we have doen before, i mean we even got the japs to give up and they dont easily give up.

Answer 9

Not at this time, but with Russia selling them weapons who knows, they do have the capability of hitting Israel however. I think both Syria and Russia would support them, I fear if we attack Iran that we will ignite a world war, with nukes flying every which way.

Answer 10

I am an Iranian who accepts and supports the policies of Iran and I believe Iran has no interest in attacking American soldiers, yet it has the potential to hit hard!