Quote: "Other than those who have the power to start a war, no one knows when or if the United States will start or get into a war with Iran. We can only watch any developments and speculate."
Although it's not official, some people (myself included) are speculating that we may have a war by 2013-4, as what is official is that Iran "ARE" developing nuclear WEAPONS as opposed to energy! Here is what I've read
- The Times newspaper obtained documents showing that Iran ordered some form of detonator and other parts that are inconsistant with energy (Now why would you need detonators for nuclear energy?)
- FACT - Iranians on tv have been shouting *DEATH TO BRITAIN*, *DEATH TO AMERICA* and *DEATH TO Israel* whilst the Iranian government/military have been publicly test-firing rockets/warheads on tv in a show of provocation!
- Iran's leader publicly said that Israel should be wiped off the map!
- Iran's president and Ayatollah have publicly said they'll hit/fight back if invaded (with what? I thought there were no weapons)
- Iran is the main supplier of weapons to terrorists/terror organisations such as Al-Qaeda, The Taliban, Hamas and Hizbollah (I know this as I've read all the facts and the soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan were showing a tv news crew, from Britain, weapons and exploded bombs which were marked "Made in Iran" and the Israeli defence and intelligence services showed evidence of their continued supply to the Palestine and Gaza area via Iranian sources)
- Iran's nuclear program will be finished/completed by 2014 just after the next US election and some are speculating that Obama and republican opponents will use it as an election Propaganda tool, like they did with 9/11 and the supposed Iraq link, to publicly rally for action against terror elements/supporters (IRAN) who threaten others wellbeing (Israelis, westerners etc)
- Iran aren't disproving weapons allegations by being open with inspectors (just think, if, for example, I was in their position, and I was the Iranian leader, I would prove myself to be completely innocent by just showing them all evidence and showing off on tv by saying *look at these foolish westerners making horrid allegations which are untrue* in order to belittle and silence my opponents/the enemy, rather than their current stance of "denial without proof" of peaceful purposes whilst test-firing rockets and keeping tight-lipped about their actions and threatening Jewish and western safety)
I could go on, but I think that the above facts are good, clear and understandable enough to know that something's not right (ordering detonators for energy?????) and that the west will react sooner or later if the moderate and peaceful iranians don't!!! The vast majority of moderate Muslims (of which I'm friends with a few) disapprove of this negative behaviour and are as moderate as the west but just with a different religion, but it is the extremists currently in charge of Iran who I fear will tip the earth into WW3 like Hitler in 1940!
When we (Iranian) forget the meaning of martyrdom .
"Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb, Iran." (John McCain - 2008)
Doubtful.
Bomb Iran was created in 1980.
I see no reason that Iran couldn't do it, they have had longer than the typically required 4 years of nuclear infrastructure building time.
There are two questions here. Why does Iran need a nuclear bomb? -- Iran does not NEED a nuclear bomb. Iran WANTS a nuclear bomb since having a nuclear weapon would, in Iran's view, lessen the advantage that Israel has over its neighboring Islamic States. It would also be a symbol of Iranian power and a projection of Iranian influence and civilization. When will Iran have a nuclear bomb? -- The timeline for Iran gaining a nuclear weapon is unclear. It is likely that Iran will have sufficient fissile material to make a bomb by late 2015 or early 2016. However, the Israeli Mossad has performed a number of operations aimed at delaying the creation of such a weapon.
Frontline - 1983 Iran and the Bomb 11-10 was released on: USA: 13 April 1993
Afghanistan has not argued that it wants nuclear weapons.
they throw bomb to other country
Iran wants to be big man in the neighborhood. Not yet.___________________________________________Iran never declared that it needs a nuclear bomb and never tried to have it. Iran; as declared; is building up a peaceful nuclear power program.
The US Embassy hostages in Iran.
I don't believe that Iran should have nuclear power because they threaten to bomb the USA if they do get nuclear power.
There are no US troops presently in Iran (as of May 2008)