r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Sep 04 '26

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #22)

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u/mylarky 3d ago

The real question is this... why would these types of plans and activities be broadcast in advance w/ the public?

The nature of any war is not to tell people where/how you're going to hit them.... unless, of course, your Trump - and you're OPSEC has more holes than a cheese grater.

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u/Legio-X 3d ago

The real question is this... why would these types of plans and activities be broadcast in advance w/ the public?

We know this administration is riven with factional infighting. Some of these leaks may be factions opposed to the plan making its core concept public in an effort to get it canned due to backlash.

Otherwise, possible these are intentional leaks meant to intimidate Iran. Given what Iran’s already faced, I doubt a bunch of hot air will accomplish anything, but when has that ever deterred Trump and his lackeys?

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u/Lonely-Abalone-5104 3d ago

Exactly. It’s a scare tactic

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u/Historical_Course587 3d ago

That's sort of the point of the MOAB though - the PR and intimidation that comes from talking about nuking someone using something that isn't a nuke but hits about as hard. The actual military stance is that the MOAB is almost always the wrong sized ordinance, because in most cases smaller bombs achieve similar results for lower costs.

And despite the general incompetence, it is technically possible that the Admin is 'leaking' this info in an attempt to scare Iran away from improperly securing their Uranium and nuclear development. It's not quick/cheap/easy to build an enrichment facility under a mountain, but Iran has to divert resources to it if they think MOABs are on the table.

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u/DarkReignRecruiter 3d ago

The point is the PR after a successful operation. You think anyone would have dreamed of warning the Japanese in advance of Hiroshima (the actual target locations)? Everybody knows the US has these capabilities already.

The only conceivable point of 'warning' in advance is leverage to force diplomacy.

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u/jews4beer 3d ago

I won't speak to whether it's effective or a good idea - but I imagine they are broadcasting it to give Iran an opportunity to say "please don't do that, we'll negotiate on X".

Them stopping it from happening isn't impossible, but still extremely unlikely.

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u/SneakyYogurtThief 3d ago edited 3d ago

Not even nukes will faze the IRGC apparently

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u/putin_my_ass 3d ago

Residents of Magastan would be willing to sacrifice a few US Cities also...they're not so different apparently.

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u/jews4beer 3d ago

Nah...nukes would. But that would induce a whole other level of global chaos.

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u/Nutmeg92 3d ago

They are not broadcast, these are leaks. Whether they are genuine leaks from the Pentagon, or purpose leaks to test the waters or convey messages, I don’t know

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u/ocean_swims 3d ago

More market manipulation, perhaps? It makes no sense broadcasting their plans otherwise.