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[Troll]

3890 km is around 2400 miles of which 2000 needed to go there and back using shortest path between Israel and Iran, this leaves very little for any issues.

Having said that they'd probably refuel in mid air somewhere.

I'm sure I've already said they'd have to refuel

[AtW]

I'm sure I've already said they'd have to refuel

Are you going to be one of the pilots?

We'd really miss you on here if you get shot over Iran - for everybody's sake try not to act like Mr Bean and when they start torturing you with electric power just smile and say you've been married, twice!

[Troll]

Are you going to be one of the pilots?

We'd really miss you on here if you get shot over Iran - for everybody's sake try not to act like Mr Bean and when they start torturing you with electric power just smile and say you've been married, twice!

wot a load of bolloxs... just concede the point and we'll move on

[AtW]

wot a load of bolloxs... just concede the point and we'll move on

Ok, I concede and let's move on.

[Troll]

Ok, I concede and let's move on.

[KimberleyChris]

The point about ranges of Israeli aircraft is moot anyway. Israel certainly has missiles which can reach Iran and not bother to come back.

Also, as far as we know, Israel has never conducted a nuclear test. This means that they don't have to. If they have warheads, they are therefore exact material 'clones' of warheads that have been proven to work by somebody else in the past.

In which case they are probably based on early thermonuclear devices, and can be delivered by missile.

[gingerjedi]

The point about ranges of Israeli aircraft is moot anyway. Israel certainly has missiles which can reach Iran and not bother to come back.

Also, as far as we know, Israel has never conducted a nuclear test. This means that they don't have to. If they have warheads, they are therefore exact material 'clones' of warheads that have been proven to work by somebody else in the past.

In which case they are probably based on early thermonuclear devices, and can be delivered by missile.

I would imagine carbon copies of yank state of the art nukes, I'd be surprised if they had anything else.

[doodab]

There is a big distance between ferry range i.e. the range of an unarmed plane with extra fuel tanks, and the maximum range that it can fly and still carry weapons.

The Isreali F-16s probably have a range of ~600nm with conformal & drop tanks & two air to surface missiles.

The F15 would be a much better choice.

[Troll]

Also, as far as we know, Israel has never conducted a nuclear test.

September 22, 1979
HTH

[KimberleyChris]

September 22, 1979
HTH

I'm guessing that you mean the 'Vela' incident.

We will never really know, I suppose.