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Military Strike on Iran Should Be Last Resort
Nevada’s Washington Watch Military Strike On Iran Should Be Last Resort By Tyrus W. Cobb Reno resident and former Special Assistant to President Reagan for National Security Affairs Does everyone believe that Tehran is hell-bent to develop and field a … Continue reading
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Military Assessments of the Implications of a Strike on Iran
Colleagues: Two articles today dealing with the controversial issue of how to deal with the Iranian nuclear program, both expressing caution. The first reports on the result of a war game conducted by the Pentagon which graphically concluded that an … Continue reading
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NSF: AN ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN
IS IT INEVITABLE? RATIONAL? WHAT SHOULD THE U.S. DO? By Tyrus W. Cobb Colleagues: Speculation is rife that with or without U.S. support, Israel will attack Iranian nuclear facilities, possibly soon. Clearly the Obama administration and the US’s military … Continue reading
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National Security Global Roundup
The Drone Dilemma: Iran has the real thing. Now what? High level defense sources confirm that the drone the Iranians have displayed on TV is, in fact, an intact RQ-170 Sentinel. The capture—however it was done—is a severe blow to … Continue reading
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Iran Shoots Down US Drone Amid Evidence of Growing Western Covert Programs
Iranian armed forces claim they shot down an unmanned U.S. drone spy plane over its eastern border region. This event occurred amid growing indications that the U.S., Israel and other countries have launched fairly sophisticated covert programs aimed at destabilizing … Continue reading
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