Reply #30: How many wars have they won in the past 50 yrs?

[NickB79]

They've fought and obliterated THREE assaults against them since they became a nation. They actually captured a great deal of territory in battle in the 1960's, but gave most of it back when pressured by the UN. Do you honestly think that the enemies of Israel today could destroy it? Even if Israel didn't have one of the best-trained and best-armed militaries in the world, everyone knows that, should Israel start to falter in battle, the US would come to their aid with massive airstrikes against any invading Arab militaries.

If Israel were ever to use nukes, where would the nukes fall? Look on a map and you would see that most of Israel's enemies are VERY close to itself. It would be akin to calling in an airstrike in your own backyard, except that in this case you get the added joy of long-term radiation contaminating the entire area.

Israel's use of nukes would not be in a defensive action. It would be in revenge after they were already on the verge of defeat. The nukes wouldn't save them, but would simply be used to take their enemies with them.