What Is An "Imminent" Threat?

[Zavulon]

What difference does it make if a nuke goes off in Wash DC 6 months from now.

Why it should? If you don't attack Iran, Iran won't attack you. They do know, that their out of blue decapitation attack on Washington won't destroy the USA, but US retaliation will destroy Iran.

 

[Hafar1014]

Why it should? If you don't attack Iran, Iran won't attack you. They do know, that their out of blue decapitation attack on Washington won't destroy the USA, but US retaliation will destroy Iran.

Iran has threatened to attack America and Israel with nukes

 

[Independent thinker]

Why it should? If you don't attack Iran, Iran won't attack you. They do know, that their out of blue decapitation attack on Washington won't destroy the USA, but US retaliation will destroy Iran.

Boy are you naive. Iran took our hostages 50 years ago and have been chanting death to America ever since.

 

[Zavulon]

Iran has threatened to attack America and Israel with nukes

So what? Russia also had threatened to attack America and Europe with nukes. As well as Americans has threatened to attack Russians with nukes?
It's ok. What is important, is actual capabilities. And with few Uranium bombs, Iran won't acquire "The credible First Strike Capability". You know, the Credible First Strike Capability is not just abour capability to attack first. It's about capability attack first and survive after it.

 

[Zavulon]

Boy are you naive. Iran took our hostages 50 years ago and have been chanting death to America ever since.

Hey, Russians have been killing Americans in much larger amounts, and they still have a lot of songs about killing Americans (and/or finishing America). So what?
Russians will actually nuke America (and then suffer significant, but acceptable damage) only when alternative scenarios will be worse.