Why Did Israel Strike Iran Now?
So it’s useful to ask what absolute power would reveal about Israel and Hamas. In other words, what would each side do if it had nukes and its enemies didn’t? Based on Hamas’s history, and its charter, which calls for the total obliteration of Israel, we can be confident they’d nuke Tel Aviv. And yet, if Israel had nukes, they wouldn’t nuke Palesti... See more
Gurwinder • Debunking Myths About Israel & Palestine
OF MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERN to Israel’s government was the spread of nuclear technology, and particularly the nuclear aspirations of governments committed to Israel’s destruction. The Begin doctrine was tested in 2007 when Israel acquired incontrovertible evidence that Syria was building a nuclear reactor near the Euphrates River. After bringing Pres
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
The doctrine of deterrence has taken a beating. Few doubt that Israel can strike back at Gaza in a very powerful way, and yet that wasn’t enough to stop the attacks. I am still trying to digest this one.
Tyler Cowen • A few implications - Marginal REVOLUTION
A preventive strike would seek to destroy them while such capabilities were being developed or stored. Israel, for example, carried out preventive strikes against nuclear-related facilities in Iraq in 1981 and Syria in 2007. A preemptive strike, by contrast, would seek to destroy nuclear-capable systems while they were being readied for actual use.