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In reply to the discussion: If you were Israel, what would you do with regard to Iran? [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)I'd probably be arguing that Iran's nuclear programme represents a clear threat to Israel not because of the chance that they may use nuclear weapons but because of the threat that they might; the spectre of a nuclear-armed Iran recalibrates the regional balance of power in such a way as to create myriad dangers for Israel. Mutual assured destruction is one thing, and would probably (although not certainly) forestall any possibility of nuclear exchange (let's not forget that Israel's last-gasp military plan is called the "Samson option" for a reason). This presumes that a nuclear-armed Iran which, let's also not forget, supports Hezbollah and Hamas with money and weapons, wouldn't assume it now had Israel's hands tied and could use the threat of nuclear exchange in any future regional conflict. So if I were in the Israeli government? Option 6.