Why do Americans talk about nuking Iran when radiation would spread to israel?

Question

even at the local scale, do they not realize this? that wont ever happen

i am an environmental major any radiation with prevailing winds, hydrology would make the radiation travel even with neutron warheads. if it contains radiation it will spread-PERIOD

Answer 1

That answer is only given by little boys who play with their toy soldiers and/or some of the "less intelligent" people who can't even point to Iran on a map and will give the same answer to anything else that bothers them.

They're also the same people that anytime you question anything about our policies and/or government will say: "Hey, if you don't like it why don't you leave and go to another country."

To "daisykri..", those weapons are only for underground facilities and we don't have any yet but of course we're developing them against the NPT treaty to destroy Iran's Nuclear facilities so that they can't enrich according to the NPT treaty. WOW, think about that one.

Answer 2

Bzzzzt Wrong

Global prevailing wind moves from West to East.

The radiation would fall on Wallmart factories.

Go Team Red Go

Answer 3

I'm not one of those "lets nuke 'em all!" people, but I do know that weapon technology has changed a lot since nukes were last used in the 40's.

Tactical nukes are actually very small, localized, are made to explode underground (instead of in the air like the ones that hit Hiroshima) and have little to no nuclear fall out in the air.

Answer 4

The people who make such noises are right-wing nuts. I'll guarantee you they have no idea of what a nuclear weapon is--they just think its a big bomb with a big bang.

Ummm--just to nit-pick--essentially, you are correct--the radiation woud spread. But look at a map. Barring unusual weather conditions, relatively little would hit Israel. Some, certainly. But most fallout would not travel that far.

Answer 5

The correct concern should be:

If we nuke Israel, the radiation might spread to Iran.

Answer 6

Learn more about nuclear weapons.

If any nuclear weapons would be used in Iran it would be weapons that produce nearly zero radiation.

Not all nuclear weapons make radioactive mushroom clouds. Many advanced nuclear weapons make very little radiation.

By the way, you are wrong about "neutron warheads". They are designed to create a lot of radiation.

Answer 7

American's get boners talking about explosives, thats all. People in this country feel iran is a threat, yet they let our own government ship in millions of illegal aliens a year for cheap labor as the fools lose thier jobs. amazing isn't it?

Answer 8

Neo-cons believe the Second Coming is when Israel is wiped out and the remaining few Israeli's convert to Christianity.
This is when Christ will reapear.
-- Now do you see what they may be up to???

Answer 9

Since you asked there is technology which will drive a bomb deep under ground with no radiation given off.
The effects are like a very strong localized earth quake.

It has happened.
http://www.willthomas.net/Convergence/Weekly/Israeli_Nuclear_Strike_On_Iran.htm

Answer 10

If it happens, they'll use Neutron warheads. No fallout radiation to worry about