{"id":23763,"date":"2020-08-06T12:24:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=23763"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:25:55","slug":"israel-hits-beirut-with-nuclear-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=23763","title":{"rendered":"Israel Hits Beirut with Nuclear Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Israel Hits Beirut with Nuclear Missile, Trump and Lebanese Govt. Confirm (continually updating)<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Trump confirms this was a bombing, not an accident and is immediately scourged by pro-Israel press&#8230;starting with the Daily Beast<\/h3>\n<p>By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor<\/p>\n<p><em>#Breaking #Syria President Assad orders all borders and ports in the country open to #Lebanon, orders caravans of ambulances to head to #Beirut and ferry injured to hospitals in #Damascus, and launches an air bridge of medical and food supplies between the two cities<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-580465 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1475px) 100vw, 1475px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1.jpg 1475w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1-244x320.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1-487x640.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-443-1-1169x1536.jpg 1169w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1475\" height=\"1938\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Delilah missile carrying 6 kiloton (6000 tons of TNT equivalent) nuclear missile (unretouched photo via VT Damascus) Tineye says this is a unique image and doesn\u2019t appear anywhere on the web.\u00a0 We, however, are always suspicious when something seems \u2018too good to be true.\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580480\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-580480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-320x237.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-640x474.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-447-80x60.jpg 80w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1518\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pixel analysis says this is a good photo. Thus, debunking it will become a huge issue. An army of trolls is already on Twitter and Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;First explosion was caused by Gabriel anti ship missile of Israel. The second explosion was caused by Israeli Delilah missile from F16. Our country is in complete jeopardy with this lazy and corrupt regime.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This is the radiation signature of the explosion received from a source in Italy, submitted to VT by the International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580472\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-580472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1887px) 100vw, 1887px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445.jpg 1887w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445-320x229.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445-640x458.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-445-1536x1100.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1887\" height=\"1351\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evidence of a nuclear fission event in the Eastern Mediterranean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580461\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-580461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1407px) 100vw, 1407px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442.jpg 1407w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442-320x167.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442-640x335.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-442-768x402.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1407\" height=\"736\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump confirms attack (nuclear not mentioned) and has suddenly become an \u201cEnemy of Israel\u201d (In 2015, Trump was referred to VT as a source of intelligence briefings. Eventually his staff turned to InfoWars and Steve Bannon.\u00a0 You can see how that has worked out.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290745494264786948&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290745494264786948\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_5c\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>VT<\/strong>: A general in the Lebanese Army reports that Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut today.\u00a0 He reports that this was done to collapse the current political regime there and revolt against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>Their denial, almost identical to Israel\u2019s supports this hypothesis.<\/p>\n<p>As the lies begin, nothing about this explosion, the mushroom cloud or the strength of the explosion is fireworks, which was the first lie, then ammonium nitrate fertilizer, they say under 3k tons, which was stored for years to use on Lebanon\u2019s golf courses, when they decide to build them.\u00a0 No, nothing about today is funny.<\/p>\n<p>We also add that earlier today, Netanyahu\u2019s statement which we believe is Israel taking credit for the attack.\u00a0 Beirut is still bomb damaged by Israel from 2006.\u00a0 How you take Netanyahu\u2019s statements as outlined in Times of Israel today, is a matter of faith, trust or conjecture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290688519594299392&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290688519594299392\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290689356945129472&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290689356945129472\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The weapon was 6 kilotons.\u00a0 That report now:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGetting reports from Beirut, a tactical miniature nuclear bomb has been used to attack the port, nuclear experts and researchers have randomly pointed out to the reacted particles in the fire ball.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290741229601402880&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290741229601402880\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Even if there is going to be a government cover up for peace and political implications in the coming hours, one thing is clear, it is a clandestine operation by some anti-Lebanon foreign agency not by some random terrorist (non-state actor).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Terrorists involved in Urban Warfare in ME do not have access to these highly advance tactical weapons. If they have it now, then someone is equipping them for political gains. Let us wait for the official statements from Lebanon. I hope our friends from Beirut are safe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As per my latest source of information from Beirut. There is going to be a government cover up. The story about \u201cNitrate in the containers\u201d is going to be declared as the original cause of the second massive explosion that caused the major damage. This will become the official narrative in the msm.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290840681926320128&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290840681926320128\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>However, what influential and credible sources from Beirut are telling me is this:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cThe Beirut explosion is about 100 times the energy than the 2015 Tianjin explosion, or 5.4 kilotons of TNT equivalent (using linear extrapolation from Tianjin, which involved 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Conventional nukes against Japan had 15 to 21 kilotons. But this explosion is different, it is because of modern tactical nuke that contains up to 10 kilotons of the hybrid material including uranium. It is this reason why we still have acid and radiation in the air. The storage facilities near the grain elevator are NOT marked for hazardous material storage, but are instead marked for general cargo. Therefore, you can guess it, what we will be fed in the coming hours.\u201d \u2013 Ghayet Ali<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201d First explosion was caused by Gabriel anti ship missile of Israel. The second explosion was caused by Israeli Delilah missile from F16. Our country is in complete jeopardy with this lazy and corrupt regime.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn tqsryivl j83agx80 cbu4d94t ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 k4urcfbm\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"do00u71z ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"pmk7jnqg kr520xx4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 datstx6m pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 k4urcfbm bixrwtb6\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/116713450_10215295035202368_6688965182177778497_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=gogeo5bbmhQAX8lBeHE&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&amp;oh=d48538dc4d59ee8daa4e1d9005ea86ec&amp;oe=5F4EF916\" alt=\"No photo description available.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hezbollah, we are told, is expected to retaliate against Israel and they say there is no way for Syria not to be brought in.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Smith of the IAEA confirms this is a nuclear explosion. The lies about fireworks in ships and fertilizer are what we always get. You don\u2019t store either one downtown in a major city like Beirut under any circumstances. Not much farming in Beirut and they don\u2019t celebrate the 4th of July there.<\/p>\n<p>The smoke could well be missile fuel which may mean a missile storage facility was hit by Israel. We have confirmation from Israel that they were planning to attack Beirut 5 days ago in retaliation for Hezbollah\u2019s military attacks on Golan, which were not reported anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>We are told Lebanon asked for nuclear investigators from Russia but there is no attempt to protect the site which, even if this were a modern clean weapon, still be radioactive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKFupx9x0-k\" data-id=\"oKFupx9x0-k\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\">\n<div data-id=\"oKFupx9x0-k\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKFupx9x0-k\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oKFupx9x0-k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"play\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New video shows nature of the blast a bit better. We will keep updating.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"online__item-title\"><em><strong>Beirut Governor Calls Explosion a \u2018National Disaster Akin to Hiroshima\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<div class=\"online__item-text\">\n<p><em><strong>\u201cA fire brigade of 10 people arrived at the scene. What happened is very similar to what happened in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They drove to the scene and disappeared. This is a national disaster for Lebanon. We do not know how we are going to deal with this\u201d, Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said. (Sputnik\/Moscow)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290757065347145733&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290757065347145733\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cIsrael has nothing to do with the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on 4 August, the country\u2019s parliamentary TV channel has announced. A similar statement was made by an anonymous Israeli official in an interview with Reuters, while the country\u2019s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi alleged that the blast was likely an accident caused by a fire.\u201d (Sputnik\/Moscow)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Earlier\/VT<\/strong>: Two explosions in Beirut, one a conventional guided bomb followed by a small nuclear weapon. The target is now confirmed to be a Hezbollah missile storage facility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290718354173562881&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290718354173562881\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-580441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438-320x53.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438-640x106.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.veteranstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ScreenHunter-438-768x127.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"985\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the second explosion, that looks like the plasma ball of a nuclear explosion to me, note the white colour indicating extremely high temperatures \u2013 no conventional explosion burns so hot. Also note the great height of the plasma ball \u2013 it is taller than the grain silo. I am very strongly reminded of the nuking of Tianjin a few years ago.The warehouse to the east he speaks of is the black building shown in the video stills above.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290679331052826624&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290679331052826624\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This smells like a cover story, I very much doubt there were any fireworks involved, the small explosions seen in the videos were more likely to have been munitions cooking off due to fires started by the first explosion.<\/p>\n<p>RT has just covered the explosions and quotes a Lebanese govt. minister:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/497080-beirut-explosion-lebanon-videos\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/497080-beirut-explosion-lebanon-videos<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p><em>Health Minister Hamad Hassan told local media that a ship carrying fireworks exploded in the port. Video footage lends weight to his explanation, as it shows a small explosion followed by the crackling of fireworks, before a second and massively destructive blast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Local residents have shared images showing\u00a0extensive damage to property. The office of the Daily Star newspaper was smashed by the blast, with windows blown out and furniture flung to the ground. France24 correspondent Leila Molana-Allen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leila_MA\/status\/1290667278246326278\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>\u00a0that her apartment was \u201cblown apart,\u201d adding that she thinks the blast was caused by a \u201cmissile from a jet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It looks very much like the Lebanese have invented the ship full of fireworks story to cover the truth. Molana-Allen is almost certainly correct \u2013 that it was some kind of missile or guided bomb dropped by a jet fighter-bomber.<\/p>\n<p>Or are they going with the one we have heard so many times before when tactical nukes have been used \u2013 that it was a store of explosives that went up:Of course they would deny it was an attack, no-one ever admits a nuke went off, it\u2019s terribly bad for public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Sodium nitrate, basically a big fertiliser bomb, nope, not buying that at all, this is the cover story they appear to be going with.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-8\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-8&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290716327787859979&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290716327787859979\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This local lady describes a feeling of melting, that sounds like radiation hitting her \u2013 being hit by radiation feels like heat, it burns you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-9\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-9&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290766169423654913&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290766169423654913\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I don\u2019t agree with the assessment that it was a fine particulate explosion, that wouldn\u2019t explain the white hot plasma ball, only a nuke can explain that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-10\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-10&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1290745494264786948&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veteranstoday.com%2F2020%2F08%2F06%2Fbreaking-israel-nukes-beirut%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1290745494264786948\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Windows blown out 7km away indicates a huge blast, again, suggesting this was indeed a nuke.<\/p>\n<p>The phones going down is probably due to the EM pulse that nukes produce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-11\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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