re: #174 LudwigVanQuixote

They have a lot of Uranium that they mine themselves. Bombing the facilities in of itself will only slow them down. Bombing the facilities in a way that eliminates physicists who are ok with bringing nukes to this psychotic regime will set them back a lot. The mullas themselves are not so good at math.

I see problems with this approach. For one, as already noted we don’t have a clear idea of where their facilities are. They are probably widely dispersed as a deterrent to such targeting. So any setback would likely be minor. For another, the populace - at the moment - isn’t exactly thrilled with this nuclear brinkmanship. A strike of the kind mentioned could well pull them together behind the crazy mullah contingent and unite them in determination.

I’d like more subtle approaches to be tried first. Reaching for bombs right off the bat seems awfully risky when there are avenues that haven’t been explored yet.