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[Perle, Sandy]

We should probably FTP this thread. It's not appropriate.

Regards,

Sandy Perle

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On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:10 AM, "JPreisig at aol.com" <JPreisig at aol.com> wrote:

> Dear Ahmad,
> 
>     Thanks for the article reference.  I assure  you that I have no 
> interest in having such a nuclear
> exchange occur.
> 
>     As for this all being a political issue, I am a  bit bothered by this 
> statement.  Here in New Jersey
> are US government facilities like Fort Dix, Lakehurst, Picatinny Arsenal,  
> Lockheed Martin, 
> Singer/Kearfott, Fort Monmouth, etc.  If some person in Iran launches  a 
> nuclear tipped rocket
> 6000 km, and is a bit off target, then my home in Mercerville, New Jersey  
> would be gone.  
> And perhaps I would be vaporized or worse.  I really don't view  this as a 
> political issue.
> 
>      Again, thank you for your continued postings  to radsafe.
> 
>     Regards,    Joseph R. (Joe)  Preisig, PhD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/5/2012 10:50:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> ahmadalanimail at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
> Joe,
> 
> You obviously insist on imposing a political issue  in the wrong forum. To 
> satisfy your interest, I suggest you check this  article. And the comments 
> you find there are tons more than radsafe can  provide you.
> 
> "An Iranian attack on Israel would amount to Iran signing  its own death 
> warrant. It is a horror even to imagine, but the reality is that  a nuclear 
> attack anywhere in Israel, would murder tens of thousands of  innocents, Jews 
> and Arabs, with radiation fallout spreading death and  deformity over a wide 
> radius that would infect hundreds of thousands more in  the  neighborhood"
> 
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/israel-iran-nuclear-_b_1254542.htm
> l
> 
> Ahmad
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> On  Mon, Feb 6, 2012 1:05 AM AST (Arabian) JPreisig at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Dear  Radsafe:
>> 
>> 
>>     From:     _jpreisig at aol.com_ (mailto:jpreisig at aol.com)     .
>> 
>> 
>>     Hello,
>> 
>> 
>>  A few days ago google news reported some  source in Iran  stating that 
>> Iran has rocket launch
>> capability, with range of  6000 km.  Statement was made that such a  
> missile 
>> could  reach the USA.
>> Oh my.
>> 
>>    In the last  few days National News (USA) reports  that Israel may go 
>> to war  with Iran in the
>> next few months.   If it happens, I hope the  war is only  conventional 
>> weapons.  Hope World  diplomats
>> are on top of this.
>> 
>>    Sure,  this discussion belongs somewhere else than  here on Radsafe.  
> 
>> Sorry, I'm posting this
>> anyway.
>> 
>>  If Iran is just getting into the nuclear arms  business,  then perhaps 
>> they have 1-10 Nuclear
>> devices and one launch  missile for each Nuclear device.  This would be  
>> sufficient  to take out 
>> 1 to 10 Israeli cities???  Ouch...
>> 
>>    Israel has supposedly had nuclear weapons   capability for many years 
>> now.  I suspect they also
>> have  significant launch capability.  My crude estimate is that Israel   
>> would be capable of 
>> launching 10 to 20 nuclear missiles.   Iran's major cities would also  be 
>> gone, with  significant
>> population loss in Iran.  I'm sure the US government  has better  
> estimates 
>> of nuclear weapon
>> numbers and launch  capability for each of these countries.
>> 
>>   As a  first thought, I would make sure that I knew where  all ships in 
> 
>> the Iranian navy is, if
>> such a navy exists.  Non-military  ships also.
>> 
>>   Clearly the USA is able to counter  severely any first  strike by the 
>> Iranian nation.  Iran  would be 
>> gone.  
>> 
>>    Hope all  nations involved are having some  restraint right now.
>> 
>>    Regards,    Joseph R. (Joe)   Preisig, PhD
>> 
>> 
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