Saudi Arabia a nuclear power?

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Martok

February 10, 2012, 12:09:05 PM
According to this story, it might actually happen if Iran gets their nukes up and running. 


Not sure how I feel about this.  It kinda feels like "out of the frying pan, and into the fire".  I suppose Saudi Arabia is the lesser of two evils for now, but not by much -- and for gods knows only how long... 

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bayonetbrant

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February 10, 2012, 12:13:07 PM
there's a great story in the book The Gold of Exodus about the Israeli air force 'sending the Saudis a message'

The Israelis knew the Saudis were building a base for nuke dev/research
They flew a group of fighters through Saudi radar at NoE altitude and bombed the runway at that base...

... with pigs
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Martok

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February 10, 2012, 01:49:15 PM
Ha!  That'd be awesome (and utterly hilarious) if it actually happened. 

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MIGMaster

#3
February 10, 2012, 02:06:21 PM
unless, of course, you were one of the MkII pigs dropped  ;D

Centurion40

#4
February 10, 2012, 02:29:40 PM
So long as they never dropped bacon.  THAT would be a waste.  Hmmm, I wonder quickly bacon would cook on a Saudi paved runway?
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bayonetbrant

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May 20, 2015, 07:12:15 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 10, 2012, 12:13:07 PM
there's a great story in the book The Gold of Exodus about the Israeli air force 'sending the Saudis a message'

The Israelis knew the Saudis were building a base for nuke dev/research
They flew a group of fighters through Saudi radar at NoE altitude and bombed the runway at that base...

... with pigs


Quote from: Martok on February 10, 2012, 01:49:15 PM
Ha!  That'd be awesome (and utterly hilarious) if it actually happened. 

https://books.google.com/books?id=ej0wLt-D0WcC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=gold+of+exodus+israel+bomb+saudi+airstrip&source=bl&ots=gs1xyOk55-&sig=012JP0Nt4ByOEBtHzmawL_sB38s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qnIVVaWrA--0sASzg4HIDQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Martok

#6
May 20, 2015, 02:10:51 PM
I believe someone else posted that link in another thread in the last 3-6 months.  Definitely a great story! 

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GDS_Starfury

#7
May 20, 2015, 02:12:03 PM
unless you're the flying pig.
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mirth

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May 20, 2015, 02:15:43 PM
Gives a whole new meaning to JSOWs
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bayonetbrant

#9
May 20, 2015, 02:19:40 PM
Quote from: Martok on May 20, 2015, 02:10:51 PM
I believe someone else posted that link in another thread in the last 3-6 months.  Definitely a great story! 

That was me, too :)
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Martok

#10
May 20, 2015, 02:58:23 PM
So what the heck did you wait so long to post it in here for??  Successfully casting the "Necro-post" spell only gets more difficult the older the thread, you know.  :P 



Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 20, 2015, 02:12:03 PM
unless you're the flying pig.
It died with honor. 



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"I like to think of it not as an excuse but more like Pavlovian Response." - Sir Slash

"At our ages, they all look like jailbait." - mirth

"If we had lines here that would have crossed all of them. For the 1,077,986th time." - Gusington

"Government is so expensive that it should at least be entertaining." - airboy

"As long as there's bacon, everything will be all right." - Toonces

Mr. Bigglesworth

#11
May 24, 2015, 10:31:01 PM
Quote from: mirth on May 20, 2015, 02:15:43 PM
Gives a whole new meaning to JSOWs

When did this happen? Maybe that is the original jsow.
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Mr. Bigglesworth

#12
May 24, 2015, 11:26:38 PM
Maybe it was even Screamin Eagles with live ordinance.
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May 26, 2015, 11:57:15 AM
"You shall build a nuclear facility here WHEN PIGS FLY!"  >:D
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#14
June 17, 2015, 07:35:38 PM
If the Saudi's really wanted to do it who really is to stop them? They have the money to do it and could cause major problems for the West if they withheld oil for a period of time. Their armed forces are considerable too. Militarily, they are not what they were in the 1970's. They would be a difficult opponent for Israel, and if Israel attacked them their government would improve its own shaky foundation with its Wahabi population if it did stand up to Israel. The Saudi's have a lot of investment in the US, and any US president will think twice about picking a fight given the potential domestic economic consequences. If developing civil nuclear power is the aim, then I think the only people likely to be in the frame for facing off against the Saudi's will be Israel. If they do, the situation is fraught with problems and diplomatically the Saudi's can quite legitimately quote Israel's own nuclear program, and challenge why they shouldn't have one too.
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