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Israel, the West, and a Nuclear Iran

Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | no comment 
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Analysts see a host of reasons to keep away from full-scale violence. Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli foreign minister, and Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, write in the Christian Science Monitor that bombing runs alone won’t destroy “any potential clandestine facilities in Iran nor Iran’s knowledge of the enrichment process.” Mohamad ElBaradei, [...]

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Israel has a year to stop Iran bomb, warns ex-spy

Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A former head of Mossad has warned that Israel has 12 months in which to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme or risk coming under nuclear attack itself. He also hinted that Israel might have to act sooner if Barack Obama wins the US presidential election.
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Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart
Times Online, UK - [...]

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Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Israel, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June [...]

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U.S. Says Exercise by Israel Seemed Directed at Iran

Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | 1 comment 
Published in Iran, Israel, , , , , , , , , ,

Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Several American officials said the Israeli exercise appeared to be an effort to develop the military’s capacity to carry out long-range strikes and to demonstrate the seriousness with [...]

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Report: Jimmy Carter Says Israel Has 150 Nuclear Weapons

Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Israel, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I don’t take Jimmy Carter’s estimate seriously. I have consistently seen estimates of at least 200 nuclear weapons. I wouldn’t be surprised if the actual number is around 300 nuclear weapons.
From the article:
Former President Jimmy Carter caused a stir over the weekend when he claimed that Israel possesses a nuclear arsenal of 150 weapons.
While experts [...]

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Sunday Times Hints: Israel’s Evidence on Iran Justifies Strike

Posted by Matt in May 4th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Sunday Times of London reports that Israel’s intelligence information on Iran’s nuclear capabilities appears to belie the official United States stance on the issue. The US National Intelligence Estimate of last December concluded that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons development program in 2003. However, the Times reports, Israel has made a [...]

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