Why Hasn’t Israel Bombed Iran (Yet)?

Rhetorical question of the day: if power is defined as the ability to accomplish national goals, is Iran more powerful or less powerful than it was last year? OK, onto the post.  Bret Stephens asks (and answers) why hasn’t Israel bombed Iran (yet)? Without sounding too glib, my answer is conditions aren’t right (yet). The [...]

Even More Chatter On An Iranian Military Option

Time relays some more chatter/balloon floating regarding military strikes against Iran. Different tunes are not quite being sung yet…but they are being hummed. The Iran options are all bad, but the current approach is clearly not working. That’s what happens when you are dealing with a very serious and determined adversary.  Plus, Iran has cover [...]

U.S. Space Scientist Arrested By FBI

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: this ABC link shows a picture of the alleged perp in front of what appears to be the Taj Mahal. UPDATE: this link to Bloomberg has clarification.  Among other things, it states the FBI was posing as Mossad, and that “The (U.S.) government’s complaint doesn’t allege that Israel or anyone acting on [...]

The Bomb Won’t Work ‘Cause The Vandals Took The Handles?

No, but the Washington Post (via Nucleonics Week) reports that maybe Iran’s uranium won’t enrich because of impurities in their supply of low-enriched uranium.  If the impurities preclude enrichment to weapons grade, Iran has a lot of nuclear re-work to accomplish. If true, that is good news for the world…if its true. The article, however, is [...]

Things Lining Up Nicely For An Israeli Attack On Iran

The link builds a case for Israel striking Iran’s nuclear program. That case is predicated on the diplomatic, economic, and informational elements of world power failing to dissuade Iran to give up their nuclear program. If no improvement in Iran occurs, could there be an Israeli strike by the spring of 2010? Given that many [...]