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11. Because the supplier can be easily determined...

Reply to Beachnutt (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:44 PM

Jun 23

...by the isotopic signature of the weapon. This is particularly easy if, God forbid, a nuclear device is actually used. The US (and most advanced nations) have intelligence agencies with specially equipped aircraft which can take air and fallout samples that make this a relatively simple task.

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If Iran has allies with nukes [View all] Beachnutt Jun 23 OP

Because They Don't Want A Nuclear Iran Either? ProfessorGAC Jun 23 #1

What strategic benefit would there be anciano Jun 23 #2

Up to now, Iran didn't want nukes. Their leadership really didn't want nuke weapons. They want nuke energy. Jit423 Jun 23 #3

suuuuure nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 23 #7

LOL! Even the folks Iran pays to repeat nonsense like that don't actually believe it. tritsofme Jun 23 #10

Because it would make no sense. NoRethugFriends Jun 23 #4

What does Russia or china have to gain fujiyamasan Jun 23 #5

It may be that the exchange is different. taxi Jun 23 #6

Countries don't generally sell nukes to other countries Dreamer Tatum Jun 23 #8

Traceability OC375 Jun 23 #9

Because the supplier can be easily determined... keep_left Jun 23 #11

Very shortly, Russian nukes will be stationed in Iran. roamer65 Jun 23 #12

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