Did I Really Dump My Blog, Or Just Have An Affair With Another Social Media Vamp?

Boy, it has sure been a long time since I have visited my own web Blog. I had gotten so caught up in posting my thoughts to Facebook, that I had neglected to maintain this site. So much has transpired since I last posted my thoughts on this blog,the continued war between Ukraine and Russia's proxies and NATO movement of troops and heavy weapons around the Baltic states to counter Russian aggression, the rise of the "Islamic State" in the middle east and their murderous campaign to establish an Islamic Caliphate, Iran's continued push for nuclear weapons and the sham that is now going on with the nuclear weapons talks, Iran's proxy takeover of the governments of Iraq and Yemen and its continued influence in Lebanon, Syria and in Latin in Latin American nations. Oh, let's not forget Iran's continued call for the destruction of both Israel and the U.S. and the unspoken truth of their desire to produce an EMP weapon to do just that So many topics, so little time. :)

Is Israel Prepared For A Confrontation With Iran?

Not sure if Israel will attack targets in the Spring. Unfortunately, the longer they wait, the more Iran is able to harden it's nuclear facilities. Most of Iran's research, development and production is being relocated and developed below ground in mountainous areas around Qom and other locations. Some of these facilities have been compared to trying to destroy our complex at Cheyenne Mountain with conventional weapons. From many reports, Israel has the ability to cripple the development by destroying the heavy water and research facilities not yet hardened, but may not be able to penetrate those located inside mountains. Remember, even a crippled horse may eventually make it to the finish line.
The biggest conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal is the 15 ton Massive Ordnance Penetrator. This bomb was designed to blast through 60 feet of concrete or penetrate 200 feet below ground before detention. Israel may have something similar, but do they have the delivery system? A bomb this size would need to be delivered by a heavy bomber such as the B-52 or the B-2. It is possible to deliver a weapon such as this with a cargo plane, but it would not be feasible since they would lack the speed and the defensive capabilities.
Israel could rely on nuclear weapons to destroy the hardened targets, but this creates several problems in itself. The main one is these bombs may still not be powerful enough. Remember, Israel has developed it's Nuclear arsenal as both a deterrent and a retaliation force, not necessarily for offensive purposes. Also, the use of nuclear weapons would impact the surrounding populations of other countries, not just the Iranians. The Geo-political fallout could be immense and serve to weaken Israel as well. A major caveat that many are not aware of is Russia and China have a great investment in Iran and they do not want to see their investments destroyed. Russia is making billions from it's alliance with Iran. China is gaining an important partner in military research. Both Russia and China are supplying military and intelligence expertise to Iran and this has served to increase Iran's early warning system and has allowed them to vastly modernize their air defenses.
On Iran's home front, an attack would serve to destroy any dissent against it's corrupt government. Not only would it galvanize the population, but it would give the regime the necessary tools to crush and eliminate any dissension without fear of world condemnation. WOW, I got carried away with my writing and tried to squeeze to much in, so I won't even go into the possibility of Armageddon and the assault by evil to destroy Israel once and for all. I will close by saying that because of delays, Israel is know stuck between a rock and a hard place and no solution would be good enough.

Iran's One Small Satellite, One Giant Leap In Military Technology

Iran announced that it had successfully launched its own satellite into orbit. This development should give President Obama's Administration, Israel and the Europeans cause for concern. For Iran, this is one more step in their search for obtaining the ability to launch offensive ballistic missiles and place weapons into space.

Though their ballistic missile program does not threaten the U.S. in the short term, it should cause those in the Middle East and Europe great concern. Once a missile exits the atmosphere it becomes a long range weapon and can be directed to targets thousands of miles away. With the help of basic GPS these missiles can be quite accurate, especially if they are nuclear tipped. All one has to do is take a world map with Iran at its center and draw a circle with a 6,000 mile radius and see what impact this would have.

The immediate concern to the U.S. comes in Iran's ability to put a satellite into orbit. With this ability, Iran would be capable of causing havoc with the West's, and most notably the U.S.'s satellite communications and surveillance systems. The U.S. rely s heavily on these systems to communicate with our armed forces around the world. At the very least, Iran would be able to develop hunter/killer satellites to disrupt and destroy these vital satellites. A more aggressive approach would be the positioning of an Electromagnetic Pulse weapon above the Continental U.S. An EMP is a small nuclear device when detonated above the atmosphere produces a massive burst of electrons. These electrons will damage non hardened electronic devices. Not only will it destroy your ipod, home computer and automobile electronics it will completely devastate the North American power grid. You seen what happened in New Orleans when vital systems collapsed, can you imagine what chaos would ensue if these services collapsed across the entire country?

Would Iran, or for that matter any other country, dare such self destroying acts? That possibility always exists, especially when dealing with leaders that are unstable and see themselves as the underdog worshiped by millions. Before any of you want to tie my last sentence to any American President, let me state that this is a virtual impossibility due to the safeguards our military has in place. Many other countries, especially those that are radical in nature, do not have these safeguards and pose a "clear and present danger". It will be very interesting to see how President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton deal with this new development.