July 21, 2004

The Big Bang
Posted by Dale Franks

Not sure what to make of this breaking story yet, but UPI is reporting that three nuclear warheads might have been found in Iraq.

Iraqi security reportedly discovered three missiles carrying nuclear heads concealed in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad, official sources said Wednesday.

The official daily al-Sabah quoted the sources as saying the missiles were discovered in trenches near the city of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

"The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads," the sources said.

They pointed out that the missiles were actually discovered in the trenches lying under six meters of concrete and designed in a way to unable sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation.

Before you get your panties in a wad, however, Reuters is reporting that Iraqi Interior Ministry officials are denying the story.

I am very ambivalent about this. If the story was confirmed as true, it would raise as many, or more, troubling questions as it answered.

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There is not a chance in hell this is true. If SH had has nuciliar weapons, he would have used them for sure.

Posted by: Derek at July 21, 2004 10:02 AM

I agree that it's probably not true, but that's certainly not a reason why.

I mean, for the love of god, where would he deploy them? How? And if he's so hell-bent on deploying WMDs in battle, why didn't he in 91?

No, the "but he would have used them" excuse is hardly conclusive.

Posted by: Jon Henke at July 21, 2004 10:07 AM

Uh huh ... that's what they said in GW I when Saddam had chem and bio weapons as well.

He didn't use them though, did he?

Posted by: McQ at July 21, 2004 10:07 AM

Well, McQ... he DID give the order, by some reports I've seen over the last few months.
His orders just weren't followed.

Personally, I'll be interested to watch the squriming on the left on this report...

Posted by: Bithead at July 21, 2004 10:25 AM

Actually Bit, what he did was 'release' the weapons for use. That isn't the same as ordering them to be used.

Posted by: McQ at July 21, 2004 10:27 AM

Bit - Moonbat response - The US put them there, they're fakes, they don't work, Bush LIED!, we made him do it, in F911 they were used as kites, they were in a trench where they couldn't hurt anyone, France said it was OK and the US put them there

Posted by: Jack Tanner at July 21, 2004 10:40 AM

I wish it was true because it would doom Kerry....but comon, lets be real. It's not true.

Posted by: shark at July 21, 2004 11:34 AM

I do NOT wish it true, even if it would be good for "my side" politically. It would mean the world is a more dangerous place than we had thought -- that Saddam was not merely "attempting" to get WMD but had such so small and so lightweight he could fit them into a missile -- a suitcase -- a UPS parcel ...


If Saddam could do so, who else?

I hope it is not true. I pray so.

On the other hand, it would be amusing for a few minutes while the "Shrub LIED!" crown developed their talking-points...

Posted by: Pouncer at July 21, 2004 01:32 PM

Pouncer - they've already got them

Posted by: Jack Tanner at July 22, 2004 09:50 AM
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