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DetroitLegalBeagle

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17. No
Wed Jun 25, 2025, 04:36 PM
Jun 2025

Most of Irans aircraft are old. And they don't have any bombers. Most nations don't have bombers anymore. I think only the US, Russia, and China have dedicated strategic bombers now. It makes sense, modern air defenses make approaching and entering enemy airspace risky. The only bombers that are still going to drop a gravity nuke is a stealth one. And even those will probably just fire a standoff one weapon like a cruise missile unless you have total air supremacy or a bunch of ewar aircraft blinding everything.

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They have no way of delivering it nt doc03 Jun 2025 #1
If I had to guess China or Russia will help with that part Arazi Jun 2025 #4
Iran doesn't have any aircraft with enough lift capacity to carry a bomb? Lancero Jun 2025 #11
No DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2025 #17
Keywords, dedicated strategic bomber. If Iran gets desperate enough, they can slap it on a lot of stuff. Lancero Jun 2025 #22
Yeah, I'm wondering why folks are fixated on this having to be on a plane or missile Arazi Jun 2025 #24
Funniest thing is that we did a study back in the 90's on the possibility of slapping nukes on Drones... Lancero Jun 2025 #28
Shipping container, box truck, freighter or tanker ship ThoughtCriminal Jun 2025 #38
I read a haunting USAF report once carpetbagger Jun 2025 #27
Didn't totally not a war criminal Colin Powell say they could deliver it via taco truck? Iggo Jun 2025 #30
They still have a lot of missiles of various sizes.... Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #32
oh my. how many times am stillcool Jun 2025 #2
We can't wait H2O Man Jun 2025 #5
and they couldn't sell it either stillcool Jun 2025 #14
lol too true Arazi Jun 2025 #8
like Scooter said to Judith Miller stillcool Jun 2025 #16
Gabbard trying to get back on trump's good side. choie Jun 2025 #3
If true, will trump use that as an excuse for another bombing run? Silent Type Jun 2025 #6
Of course he will he always telegraphs his intentions. doc03 Jun 2025 #12
Will Amazon deliver an A-bomb? -misanthroptimist Jun 2025 #7
Maybe Door Dash. doc03 Jun 2025 #21
If someone gave them one and way to deliver it what would they do? Bomb Isreal and be totally destroyed doc03 Jun 2025 #9
Again, many countries can want it for deterrence, not aggression Arazi Jun 2025 #25
So which is it that you think Iran would want it for? AloeVera Jun 2025 #29
Obviously the world believes they want it for aggression (suicide) Arazi Jun 2025 #31
"We just nicely showed Iran that they need deterrence from the villainous West too"--- Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #33
Yup. Whatever forces in Iran who were still trying to wrangle negotiations Arazi Jun 2025 #35
Iran blinded 130 woman in 2024 for protesting. In 2023 one of their budget proposals presented within their assembly Melon Jun 2025 #43
Russia said it would give them weapons. Blue Full Moon Jun 2025 #10
"A Russian" said that other countries would give them weapons--- Jack Valentino Jun 2025 #34
Odd OC375 Jun 2025 #13
That is to enrich to 90%--NOT TO MAKE A BOMB. Please folks pay attention to facts. Details matter. hlthe2b Jun 2025 #15
Miniturization will probably take longer then that DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2025 #18
Horse crap. Jirel Jun 2025 #19
Just to be clear, Jim Acton isn't fear mongering Arazi Jun 2025 #20
After the bombings? iemanja Jun 2025 #23
We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat. unblock Jun 2025 #26
pull the other one, it's got bells on Celerity Jun 2025 #36
What ever happened to those alleged suitcase doc03 Jun 2025 #37
Face it, Gabbard, area51 Jun 2025 #39
We can't be going from their was no threat to bomb in 3 weeks? Melon Jun 2025 #40
The message is don't believe Traitor and his propaganda Arazi Jun 2025 #41
That's not the message from everyone discussing Melon Jun 2025 #42
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