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Raiding Iran Triggers Discussion of When and How
(Aviation Week) David Fulghum - Evidence is mounting that the U.S. defense community and the Obama administration view 2013 as the likely window for a bombing attack on Iran's nuclear and missile facilities. There is evidence that Iran's intransigence over shutting down its uranium-enrichment program will not buy it much more time. The tools for such an attack are all operational, said a retired senior war planner. "We would employ a totally stealthy force of F-22s, B-2s and Jassms [joint air-to-surface standoff missiles] that are launched from F-15Es and [Block 40] F-16s." "We should give Iran advanced warning that we will damage and likely destroy its nuclear facilities. It is not an act of war against Iran, the Iranian people or Islam. It is a pre-emptive attack solely against their nuclear facilities and the military targets protecting them. We will take extraordinary measures to protect against collateral damage."