The Dangers of a Middle East Nuclear War

"The Bush administration's new nuclear doctrine contains specific "guidelines" which allow for "preemptive" nuclear strikes against "rogue enemies" which "possess" or are "developing" weapons of mass destruction (WMD). (2001 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations (DJNO) )".

[Note: The above paragraph contains a broken PDF link to the DJNO on that sites' page. I'm providing the corrected link here:Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations.PDF ]

"The preemptive nuclear doctrine (DJNO), which applies to Iran and North Korea calls for "offensive and defensive integration". It explicitly allows the preemptive use of thermonuclear weapons in conventional war theaters."

"In the showdown with Tehran over its alleged nuclear weapons program, these Pentagon "guidelines" would allow, subject to presidential approval, for the launching of punitive bombings using "mini-nukes" or tactical thermonuclear weapons."

"While the "guidelines" do not exclude other (more deadly) categories of nukes in the US and/or Israeli nuclear arsenal, Pentagon "scenarios" in the Middle East are currently limited to the use of tactical nuclear weapons including the B61-11 bunker buster bomb. This particular version of the bunker buster is a thermonuclear bomb, a so-called Nuclear Earth Penetrator or NEP. It is a Weapon of Mass Destruction in the real sense of the word. Its utilization by the US or Israel in the Middle East war theater would trigger a nuclear holocaust."

This article is for those that think a nuclear strike on Iran won't be considered practical by our leaders. Another page on the same site will also be of interest for those that don't want to think it possible:

Nuclear War against Iran

"There are ongoing consultations between Washington, Paris and Berlin. Contrary to the invasion of Iraq, which was opposed at the diplomatic level by France and Germany, Washington has been building "a consensus" both within the Atlantic Alliance and the UN Security Council. This consensus pertains to the conduct of a nuclear war, which could potentially affect a large part of the Middle East Central Asian region."

"Moreover, a number of frontline Arab states are now tacit partners in the US/ Israeli military project. A year ago in November 2004, Israel's top military brass met at NATO headquarters in Brussels with their counterparts from six members of the Mediterranean basin nations, including Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. A NATO-Israel protocol was signed. Following these meetings, joint military exercises were held off the coast of Syria involving the US, Israel and Turkey. and in February 2005, Israel participated in military exercises and "anti-terror maneuvers" together with several Arab countries."

I believe it's coming because everything that's taken place since this administration has come to office, every revelation that proves they'll do whatever they want, whenever they want, regardless of legalities, American public opinion, and values, leads me to conclude that this budding dictatorship will let nothing stand in its' way. The nuking any country on a first-strike basis almost has to be done. We know we can't afford the troops necessary to conquer the world, but we sure have enough nukes to throw at those who defy us, and scare the hell out of those even thinking of defying our updated "Manifest Destiny".