Did
you know it is much much easier to enrich uranium from 20% to 90%,
than to enrich uranium up from 3.5% to 20%. Time needed is shorter
while complexity greatly reduced. European countries such as
Germany, Italy and Netherlands are about six months from acquiring a
nuclear bomb.
But
most don't go that far because it is not necessary. The knowledge a
country is on the verge of the nuclear club is enough of a deterrent.
Revenge is best served cold even if you need to wait a year to
retaliate against an aggressor. Now in the case of Israel rattling
its sabres over Iran, who is aggressor and who the unprovoked victim.
Does it ever matter.
An
attack by Israel against Iran will unleash a torrent of catastrophic
backlashes across the middle east, ultimately leading the collapse of
the Jewish State. The big player in this scenario is the by product
of 20% U-235 enrichment. Depleted Uranium. A high explosive used by
US and UK forces in the Gulf War One , Bosnia War, the Bombing of
Serbia and the Iraq War.
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| Back on main street: Russia's Vladimir Putin describes an attack on Iran as "If it happens the consequences will be truly catastrophic, The real scale is impossible to imagine. Picture Krakow 2009 |
It
is interesting that Hezbollah fired off some 3970 rockets into Israel during the 2006 conflict. Essentially they were pretty weak but still
terrorised the population. Hezbollah now claims to have over 50,000
rockets. Should these weapons be armed with depleted uranium then
Israel has a genuine military problem. Use of Nuclear weapons
against a conventionally armed opponent would not be acceptable as
well as unwise in such a confined space. Indeed this tiny strip of
land had always been difficult to defend for long periods. Most of
Israel’s population and infrastructure facilities are within reach
of Hezbollah's rockets.
It
is only time before the armies of the Islamic states match themselves
against the West. Should Israel decide to renounce diplomacy and
attack Iran and then the result will be something like the following
scenario..
On
July 2nd 1187, Saladin, plotted to lure Guy de Lusignan
king of Jerusalem into leading his Crusader army from the safety of
his defences. So, he lay siege to King Raymond's fortress at Tiberias
while the main Muslim army of 30, 000 men remained at Kafr Sabt.
He
had calculated he could defeat the crusaders only in an open
battlefield rather than besieging their heavy fortifications. Guy
de Lusignan, was goaded into this action by the warmonger Raynald of
Châtillon during a council of war that evening. The
following day Guy marched the Crusader army north towards Tiberias.
From the outset they were constantly harassed Muslim archers on
horseback.
By
noon on that day, the 20,000 strong Frankish army had advanced six
miles towards a spring at the village of Turan. There was still some
nine miles to Tiberias. With only a half day of marching time
remaining, attempts to leave this sure water source while under the
constant attack of Saladin's army, would be considered foolhardy. For
unknown reasons, Guy set out that very afternoon, marching his army
forward.
After
the Frankish army left Turan, the Muslims began their attack in
earnest. Saladin sent a pincher around the Frankish force seizing the
spring at Turan, blocking any Frankish line of retreat. This
manoeuvre would provide Saladin with his victory. In
the ensuing struggle, the Frankish rearguard was forced to a
standstill by continuous attacks, halting the whole army on the
plateau at the Horns of Hattin The crusaders were forced to make
camp while being surrounded by the Muslims. They now had no water nor
any hope of receiving supplies or reinforcements.
Behe
ad-Din from that time describes the situation of the Frankish army:............ "They
were closely beset as in a noose, while still marching on as though
being driven to death that they could see before them, convinced of
their doom and destruction and themselves aware that the following
day they would be visiting their graves."
On
the morning of Saturday July 4th 1187, the Crusader army
was totally decimated by the Saladin's Saracens thus ending the
Kingdom of Jerusalem and further effective Christian power in the
Levant. It had lasted ninety years.
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