Israel’s Bunker-Busting Bombs and Plans to Attack Iran

The news states that Israel has been planning on attacking Iran for a while:

Israeli plans for Iran go back years

The Associated Press – March 13, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) — For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made “bunker-busting” bombs and bolstered its missile defenses…

Israeli leaders, however, argue that time is quickly running out. They have grown increasingly vocal in their calls for tough concerted international action against Iran while stressing they are prepared to act alone if necessary.

Israeli defense officials believe Iran is capable of producing highly enriched weapons-grade uranium within six months. After that, it would require another year or two to develop a means of delivering a nuclear bomb, they predict.

But Israel believes the window to act will close much sooner than that…

Once Israeli planes reach Iran, they would come under fire from Iranian air-defense systems and warplanes. Israeli officials say they take these threats seriously, but believe Israel’s superior firepower and radar-jamming technology would allow them to perform the mission.

Israel prepared Iran attack

‎Albany Times Union

(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) JERUSALEM — For more than a decade, Israel has systematically built up its military specifically for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. It has sent its air force on long-distance training missions, procured American-made “bunker-busting” bombs and bolstered its missile defenses.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats to strike Iran, voiced last week during a high-profile visit to the White House, were not empty bluster.

Israelis planning Iran strike for years‎ Newsday

Notice also:

Defense News – March 11, 2012

Israel last week unveiled an improved precision, bunker-burrowing weapon, the latest in a series of operational upgrades aimed at honing what one official here labeled “a very credible military option” against the Iranian nuclear threat.

Built by state-owned Israel Military Industries (IMI), the 500-pound MPR-500 is an electro-optical or laser-guided projectile that can penetrate double-reinforced concrete walls or floors without breaking apart. It is designed as an upgrade to the U.S. Mk82, thousands of which are in Israel Air Force stocks, and can use Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits or Paveway for guidance…

Despite continued disagreement in Israel about the need for near-term unilateral action against Iran, the security official here insisted that Israel will have “a very credible option” should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu order such an attack.

“If we have to act militarily, we will do so well beyond expectations in Washington and especially in Tehran,” the official here said. http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120311/DEFREG04/303110001/Israel-Unveils-New-Bunker-Buster?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

An attack by involving bunker-busting and other bombs would have devastating effects on Iran, yet it could also cause the USA debt, terrorist, and other problems. It could eliminate Iran as a major force in the Islamic world–something that I have written about for some time–as it is something that either needs to happen directly (through war) and/or indirectly (civil unrest and change in Iran).

I remain convinced that a regional war in the Middle East could get out of control, especially presuming Syria is involved (the USA keeps dropping hints about supporting the opposition in Syria that Syria would almost certainly get involved). Syria itself is having major problems now (notice a headline from today’s news Violence across Syria; UN awaits response from Damascus). Syrian involvement with Iran (or other unrest, including internal unrest) may result in so much damage to Damascus (Isaiah 17:1) and/or Iran that it could spur massive outrage in the Islamic world. Enough so that the primarily Sunni Arabs will likely decide that they need closer unity and will support some type of caliph/Mahdi and that the biblical King of the South will rise up.

According to the Bible, the King of the South (Daniel 11:40) will rise up and we will see if this happens sometime after a conflict with Iran. The Bible also seems to tell of a peace deal in the Middle East in Daniel 9:27 which needs to happen–and it may well take a regional war for such a deal to take place.

Even if this potential war between Iran and Israel is mainly regional, this does not mean that I believe that Israel (or the USA and its allies for that matter) will end up without potentially severe losses, only that because of international pressure, internal pressure, and Israel’s apparent intentions, Iran and Syria may start to feel so desperate that they might conclude that military conflict with Israel is their best option, and do something to provoke an attack by Israel. If so, this would be a mistake on those nations’ part as they would not tend to do well either in such a conflict.

With the end of 6,000 years of human rule coming closer, and the apparent peace deal in Daniel 9:27 not yet confirmed, it may be that a war involving Israel will be soon. Israel has been planning for the likelihood of an Iranian regional war for some time, and may decide that to do so in a presidential election year in the USA may be optimal for the support it would want from the USA. We will see.

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