Will America drop a nuclear bomb on Iran if the situation there escalated sufficiently?

Question

Will the Americans use their third nuclear weapon in 62 years? I think they should NOT. I do think some sort of clandestine operation should go ahead and destroy their infrastructure, disabling their ecconomy, preventing nuclear war. What do you think?

Answer 1

I guess you haven't kept up on all the latest bunker busters and conventional bombs that wreak havoc without the radioactive fallout....

Answer 2

Where America does drop the bomb on Iran, murdering countless numbers of innocent people, then every American, military or not, is a target for retaliation.

That is what will happen, as that murder can not go unpunished, and it will be the duty of every civilised person to take any and all military personnel to Holland to stand trial for genocide.

With this act, there will be widespread riots on the streets, and it is unlikely that any American Embassy would not be burning within 24 hours of the act.

Where UK ministers and MPs' do not condemn this act, before and after, they will be drummed out of office publicly, and where they support the act, tarred and feathered at the same time and dumped in the Thames.

If that is seen as a threat, so be it, for so too is the act against Iran, and we cannot, none of us, stand by and watch millions murdered so some fu cking **** in the US can make more oil money.

In God's name, we are above that, surely.

Answer 3

I don't think there'll be any nukes... more likely they will use conventional bombs, bunker busters, that sort of thing, and try to take out the Iranian nuclear reactors. Whether their other 'infrastructure' is going to be targetted or not, I don't know... probably some of it will be hit, and god knows what could happen if they bombed some place with weapons grade uranium in it... not that Iran actually has weapons grade uranium, I believe.

I think the Americans should keep their noses out. Blood begets blood, the more military action that's taken, the more there will be to come.

Answer 4

You have specified if the situation there escalated sufficiently - Answering your own question.

If the situation demands it, yes, we will. Possibly nuclear bunker busters or tactical nuclear weapons.

Do I think it'll get to that stage? No. Not likely at all.

You think some sort of clandestine operation should go ahead - That's going to be tough to do. There is something going on that likely involves Green Beret A-Teams and the pro-Democracy movement, but I doubt it'll have enough assets to be able to take out the necessary infrastructure and nuclear targets.

Though if it comes to a hot war, those same folks will likely be designating with lasers and GPS coordinates for the USAF and USN.

Orion

EDIT: Oeas - Um, we're not the 'only nation with WMD' - That list includes Russia, China, France, Britain, Isreal, Pakistan, India, and many others if you include chemical and biological weapons. We were the only country to use ATOMIC weapons. Germany, Britain, France, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq, and many others have used chemical and biological weapons. We were the only country to use Atomic weapons because nobody knew how (or even IF) they'd work. Now we know and they've not been used since.

2nd EDIT: nosdda, there is so much incorrect information in your post that it boggles the imagination:

"They nhave a bigger Air Force than Britain." The IRIAF has about 52,000 Airmen and only about 60 even remotely modern fighters. The RAF has about 48,800 Airmen and almost 1,000 aircraft, most top-of-the-line aircraft like Harriers and Tornados (over 260 of these alone) and Typhoons. Hardly 'bigger'. Numbers do not make strength in the air. The difference in pilot quality - the primary determinant in much of air combat - is laughable. One squadron of Typhoons would be sufficient to take out the entire Iranian Air Force by itself, without loss. And be home in time for tea.

"A world class Navy"
World class by the standards of Uganda, but PLEASE. They have 3 old destroyers, 3 old diesel subs, 3 old frigates, 2 old corvettes, 10 really old, basically unarmed (They've used their loads) missile boats and a bunch of armed motorboats. Not quite up to the standards of the Royal Navy. Heck, they're not even up to the standards of the Redneck Yacht Club. One RN strike group built around the HMS Ark Royal would be able to take out the Iranian Navy and then join the RAF for tea.

"and a well trained Army with all the latest equipment."
LATEST Equipment? They have 10 Divisions total, including four armored divsions (with T-72 tanks - 1972 vintage, which have precisely ZERO chance of taking on the British Challenger II tanks unless they're at point-blank range and T-55's - which are so outdated as to be comical) and six infantry divisions with no real communications, command, control, or intelligence capability compared to the British Army.

"And you want to attack Iran over 15 marines, when we know they will release them shortly."
Yup. Because it is the RIGHT thing to do. Recover your troops. It won't happen, agreed, but it is the right thing to do whether it's 15 troops, 15000, or ONE. You fight.

"Why Don't you ask yourself why were our marines so close to the Iranian coast in the first place."
Um, the Shatt-al-Arab waterway is split down the middle - if you're running anti-smuggling patrols anywhere in it, you're close to the Iranian coast. You could just as well ask what the Iranians were doing so close to the Iraqi coast.

Answer 5

They don't need nukes to take out a third rate country like Iran and nobody wants to damage the oil.People keep going on about if north Korea or Iran bomb the USA it is one thing to have nuclear weapons but another entirely to have the weapons systems capable of delivering them any great distance.

Answer 6

Hello,
With the Bush administration in power anything is possible, and the end of this world is always closer with the likes of him making the decisions, because make no mistake about it, He and his likes will administer to Israel and let them do all the nuking, of HIS ENEMIES.
Can you ask yourself this? Who had all the weapons of mass destruction during the Iraq conflict, that led to the execution of that countries leader, it must have been Bush, because his and Englands forces, dug every sand-dune over and found nothing, but his Airplanes and his Ships were close at hand to deliver a nuclear blow, had that fight been extended that far. Better this latest conflict be toned right down as far as the negotiating table and cool this matter before it melts and vapourises this worlds peoples.
When our Lord was asked why we must have so many wars he told us "This, is because of Mans inhumanity to his fellow man," and I, on my own, am in no position to stop Bush or Blair, but I am in a position to vote them out of power, come the next election. At least their defeat in the elections will prove to them, that the pen is very definitely, a lot mightier than any weapon.
No America wouldn't DARE to drob nuclear wepons on Iran or anywhere else for that matter, but watch for Uk and America withdrawing ALL their forces, and maybe then, we should watch the TV for news that there is now no longer a Middle East, but a very large Crater. I am more than sure this will not happen though. Bush might be daft or even crazy, but I am not sure even he could make excuses for this depth of stupidity. Bye .....Tony M.....

Answer 7

No, they will simply carry out air strikes,invade, put an idiot in power and do a nice little deal on oil supply.
USA are determined to colonise the Middle East.
Accept it.
The power in USA is held by Jewish Americans i.e Israel supporters
USA and UK created Israel as they did seperate Berlin into East/West, Korea into North South, etc etc and once again are responsible for such stupidity.
The new world order of the West led by USA will take on the rest of the world (ie any one who does not share their vision and passion)
It is not the USA public.
Do not blame the people.
You cannot judge a Nation on its leaders.
I mean the average American is good.
The USA is the richest most powerful nation in the world and wants to expand.
And yes of course they would use nuclear bombs to disable and take over a country.
The oil would not be damaged so all good.

Answer 8

lol makes me laugh your question really Iran is not a threat there probably will be an attack on them but prob not nuclear or even another big false flag event like 9/11 that will be blamed on them either way WW3 follows .

Iran is not an enemy its part of a plan that goes back decades and to say lets take out there infastructure why ??? the CIA says they wont have nuke capabilitie for 10 years while the Iranians are saying they only want to use it for power .

the days we are living in are starting to get orwellian (theres the enemy , oh yeh !!!) . with the investment that china and russia has in Iran it will create WW3 if they are assaulted with major force , and the implications are not the outcome the human race wants yet will be fooled into it if the majority of our nations dont wake up , i personally will fight the new world order , but will the people be fooled or cowar to it , for that we will see in years not decades.

Answer 9

I doubt even if Bush would be stupid enough to use Battlefield or Larger Nukes, unless Iran launched its own strike first. The world would be totally against the US for that.
Also a strike against Iran would not esculate to a full blown Nuke exchange, Iran just does not have that capability, but the results of a limited exchange between the US and its Associated Middle Eastern Allies would devastate quiet a large area.

Answer 10

And risk WWlll, I don't think so, if we drop one, we would start a nuclear war, I think that would be basically the end of man, don't you? Everyone seems to have a nuke lying around with no one to shoot at, but if we drop one, we are a big target. If things get to far out of hand we will retreat with dignity just like Viet Nam, because just like Viet Nam, this is a police action, not a war, we should declare war there, then the U.S. troops could wrap this up in a few months. Casualties would be far less than they are now, check out the difference between war, and police action, you might understand what is wrong with this whole thing.

Answer 11

With the situation in America as it is, and the Democrats in Congress i can't see America being in a position to launch any nuclear wepaon. The situation in Iraq is so bad that it would take an unprovoked attack on american soil by iran to force America into action, something that iran is in no position to do.