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[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 11 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (45 children)

I doubt they can beat the US, but I hope Iran wins.

Terrorists like Israel need to be eliminated.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 27 points 17 hours ago (24 children)

Do you really want Iran to have nukes though?

Just because Israel are horrible, doesn't automatically make the people they're fighting the good guys.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 16 hours ago (11 children)

Was Iran actually producing nuclear weapons?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Every credible comment I've read says they're in the process of developing them, the only group who says otherwise is Iran themselves.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org -4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

They havent been in the process of developing them. They have been enriching Uranium to the level needed for developing a nuclear weapon.

Iran has always been "close" to develop nuclear weapons over the past years, to ensure that it can do so to defend itself in the case of an attack. Now with Israels unprecedented attack, it is more likely that Iran sees the need to actually develop a nuke to protect its existence.

Israel knows this and keeps pushing to quickly get the US involved beyond a point of no return and fight the war against Iran for them.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They have been enriching Uranium to the level needed for developing a nuclear weapon.

Isn't that part of the process though?

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It is a prerequirement.

If you produce thick steel sheets, that is a requirement to build tanks, but it doesnt mean you are building tanks.

Now if you start welding those sheets together in a tank shape, while making all the other stuff that you find in a tank, now you are building a tank.

So if Iran starts building specific parts for nukes and processing the enriched Uranium in a way that is suitable for making a warhead, that would be building a nuke.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So if Iran starts building specific parts for nukes and processing the enriched Uranium in a way that is suitable for making a warhead, that would be building a nuke.

Which is precisely what they're doing, unless you actually believe they want that level of enrichment for a power plant.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

No matter how many tires you are stockpiling, you aren't manufacturing a car, unless you actually manufacture a car.

[–] torrentialgrain@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago

Israels attack follows a report from the IEAE stating that Iran has likely started the race to a bomb. They (Iran) have also recently expelled UN oversight from their enrichment sites.

I’m not defending Israel but what does that look like to you? Sure seems like for some people their hatred for Israel is clouding their objective judgement.

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