#MastodonPoll: best response to "Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon"? (pick one)
1. "That's why we should have stuck with the JCPOA, which Obama negotiated and Trump blew up. Bombing Iran makes them more likely to seek a nuclear weapon." (redirect)
2. "Actually, they can and should be allowed and even encouraged to have a nuclear weapon." (contradict)
3. "Who are we to allow or disallow Iran from seeking a nuclear weapon?" (disclaim responsibility)
4. "Iran wouldn't have been able to complete a nuclear weapon anyways." (argue mootness)
5. "Do you remember nothing from the run-up to the Iraq War?" (appeal to history)
US Vice President Vance says Iran is now incapable of building a nuclear weapon -Fox (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-vice-president-vance-says-iran-is-now-incapable-building-nuclear-weapon-fox-2025-06-23/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250623/p142#a250623p142
Weddinger und Berliner Wappen auf einer Fassade in der Stettiner Straße
#meinwedding #berlinwedding #wedding65
I am somewhat surprised to learn (assuming the newly updated wiki is correct) that this is the first time the USA used this giant bomb.
"The GBU-57 weapon was first used in combat on June 22, 2025 during the American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-57A/B_MOP
#4. Trump floats the idea of a regime change
The Trump administration is continuing to try to figure out exactly how effective its strike was in degrading Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon.
"Final battle damage will take some time," Caine said,
"but initial battle damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction."
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Sunday that the three …
Ein Foto und ein Rätsel (mit Auflösung):
Im Jahr 2013 gab es im Haus der Geschichte in Stuttgart eine Ausstellung über die RAF. Ich war dort und habe Fotos gemacht. Ein Foto zeigt dabei ein "Waffenversteck". Die Anwälte der RAF hatten, zumindest nimmt man das an, in Akten Waffen geschmuggelt, mit denen sich am Ende einige der RAF-Gefangenen selbst töteten.
Das Foto hatte ich auf Wikimedia Commons hcohgeladen:
Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
SERVALAN: Or respect. A man might see it as respect. You would have - once.
[Flight deck]
BLAKE: What do you think, Jenna?
AVON: I think the basic idea was stupid.
BLAKE: No, the idea was logical enough. Jenna?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/71
The Anarchist Cookbook, 2025 Edition:
Recent US political violence aided by DIY murder tradecraft available on internet;
People locators, 3D weapon blueprints, tactical planning – all accessible on the web for potential attackers or terrorists
https://www.theguardian…
Wir sollten gegen die deutsche Regierung klagen – vor deutschen Gerichten und international. Mit der Unterstützung des Terrorregimes Netanjahu durch Waffenlieferungen in einem völkerrechtswidrigen Angriffskrieg gegen den Iran dürfen keine deutschen Waffen eingesetzt werden. Sonst klebt neben dem Blut zahlreicher Palästinenser*innen aus Gaza nun auch noch das Blut rücksichtslos getöteter Iraner*innen an uns.
Haben wir nichts aus der Geschichte gelernt?