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Re: aug 22
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2006, 03:55:14 PM »
my wife was saying that some arab country claims that they will destroy the world on august 22 with nuclear bombs.

has anyone else heard about this?

I seriously doubt any Arab country has a nuclear arsenal of any size, let one of the size to destroy the whole world, not even America has a nuclear arsenal of that size and they have a huge one which could do a lot of damage if they were all fired at once.

I've heard it suggested that it's unlikely that the Iranians would manage to develop a nuclear bomb, because they're not clever enough.
The average Iranian IQ is about 90. By comparison, the average white IQ is about 100, and the average Ashkenazi Jew IQ is 113.

It's suggested that the tradition of cousin marriage in Muslim countries has not done the average Muslim IQ any favours.

I think there would still be cause for concern though. All you need are a few Iranians at the far right of the bell curve, and a few nutcases from Hezbollah to push the buttons, then you've got problems.

I should point out as a matter of pedantry that Iran is not an Arab country; it is a majority Persian country.

If I made a mistake like that I'd never hear the end of it. Hehehe.  :D
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2006, 03:57:15 PM »
touche.

even if they have the abilities to make the bomb, do they have the ability to send it to a specified target?
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2006, 04:17:17 PM »
That may depend on what kind of missles they have to use.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2006, 04:37:41 PM »
It's not that difficult to construct a nuclear bomb. Any university graduate in physics knows what it takes. The problem is getting the ingredients, and building the ignition device (often dynamite but probably plastic explosives these days) to set off the chain reaction. I'm fairly sure that the Iranians have the physics knowledge.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2006, 04:50:57 PM »
It's not that difficult to construct a nuclear bomb. Any university graduate in physics knows what it takes. The problem is getting the ingredients, and building the ignition device (often dynamite but probably plastic explosives these days) to set off the chain reaction. I'm fairly sure that the Iranians have the physics knowledge.

I'm sure the British education system could supply the Iranians with a few thousand jihadi chem-eng graduates.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2006, 04:56:20 PM »
It's not that difficult to construct a nuclear bomb. Any university graduate in physics knows what it takes. The problem is getting the ingredients, and building the ignition device (often dynamite but probably plastic explosives these days) to set off the chain reaction. I'm fairly sure that the Iranians have the physics knowledge.

I'm sure the British education system could supply the Iranians with a few thousand jihadi chem-eng graduates.

Most educational systems, including the Iranian, can.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2006, 09:46:49 PM »
I seriously doubt that Iran would do it, but I often fear that George W might.

He wouldn't do that...on purpose.  :laugh:

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Re: aug 22
« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2006, 11:08:42 PM »
I seriously doubt that Iran would do it, but I often fear that George W might.

He wouldn't do that...on purpose.  :laugh:
he would if it would help him in the popularity polls!
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2006, 11:38:34 PM »
How would destroying the world make him popular?

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Re: aug 22
« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2006, 11:42:07 PM »
destroying the WTC did.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2006, 11:57:40 PM »
yes, but if he destroyed the world there would be no one left to make him popular  :-\

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Re: aug 22
« Reply #26 on: August 15, 2006, 12:01:16 AM »
he may consider that his legacy.
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Re: aug 22
« Reply #27 on: August 15, 2006, 12:02:43 AM »
 :laugh:

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Re: aug 22
« Reply #28 on: August 15, 2006, 12:04:06 AM »
If that was the case, I would hope someone would take care of him before he takes care of everyone else.  ;D

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Re: aug 22
« Reply #29 on: August 15, 2006, 12:08:39 AM »
truly. 
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