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Stupid question, but why isn’t it bombed (or all trucks coming/leaving targeted)? As far as I know, it is “illegal” (whatever the international equivalent is) to attempt to acquire the nuclear bomb.

Which triggers the question, how did France obtain leniency from international powers when it gave the nuclear bomb to Israel in the 1960ies? Who decides what is legal? And who decides that Iran’s facility is not “slated for immediate removal”, given it seems USA is down to targeting cigarette smugglers with drones in other countries, and nuclear bomb seems a bit more threatening?

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What is illegal between nations? Countries may be part of the UN but they're not regions of a global government.

What you're describing are acts of war.

> but why isn’t it bombed (or all trucks coming/leaving targeted)?

You mean like killing enough scientists who work at the facility that it ends up with its own Wikipedia article?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Iranian_nucle...

It isn't bombed because it's not that easy, as Iran has sophisticated anti aircraft capabilities like the S-300. And as the area is already a powder keg there is no deniability with aircrafts or cruise missiles flying across closely monitored borders.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air...

WMD was the casus belli for the Iraq War, and look how that worked out. Israel has performed one-off airstrikes in the past (look up the Osirak reactor project).

It is only illegal if you signed the nuclear non prolifiration treaty.

Anyway Iran with the bomb is a good thing if you don't want another war in the middle-east.

> It is only illegal if you signed the nuclear non prolifiration treaty.

Which Iran did.

And they can leave it if they want to.

Why do you think it's not bombed?

If it was that easy, Israel would have done it.

Its like Iraq, Israel sends the Americans to die en masse for their geopolitical goals. Iran is a formidable enemy and would be able to do significant damage with their missiles. Why risk it when your AIPAC buddies will get Americans to die for you?

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You create an account to just post some political comments or to stir the hornet nest?

Nothing I said is controversial, if you want to read about Israel’s strong influence on US middle east policy, I suggest the seminal work by Meatsheimer and Walt.

Mearsheimer and Walt is nothing if not controversial!

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