The Iranians are threatening Israel
with annihilation, not the other way around.
Iranian demonstrators have been encouraged by their government for years
to chant “Death to America ”
and “Death to Israe l” ever since 1979. The ayatollahs say they will wipe Israel off the
map. My guess, based on the Israeli view of the Spanish Inquisition and
the Holocaust, is that Israel
will use their nukes if they have to, especially when the Iranians explicitly
threaten them. The fact is that Israel
has nuclear capable ballistic missiles that can reach Iran . My
guess, based on their view of the Spanish Inquisition and the Holocaust, is
that Israel
will use their nukes if they have to. Israel also has a formidable air
force. However, it's likely that only the US ,
and not Israel , has the
capability to significantly damage Iran 's nuclear program with
conventional weapons. If the US
does not take care of the Iran
threat, then we may force the Israelis to use their missiles with nuclear warheads
to preclude an Iranian nuclear breakout. The only thing that could stop Israel from
attacking is a significant missile defense capability. So as it stands
now, it’s a race between Israeli missile defense and Iranian nuclear weapon
development. The president says that all options are on the table. However, he seems to be signaling, with all
of his diplomacy, that the US
will sit this one out militarily. Does that seem like a smart thing to
do?
The US needs robust missile defenses as well. Missile defenses make a small number of ICBM's
less valuable. They would tend to discourage North Korea from trying to build
enough ICBM's to be effective as a credible threat to the US, because the cost would be prohibitive for them.
The argument that US missile defenses might offend the Russians and Chinese is
appeasement pure and simple. The liberal line on these issues is always
in favor of spending less on defending ourselves, so we can spend more on
domestic "investment," like Solyndra and Fisker. It's how
liberals buy their votes, but it is not a rational approach to defending ourselves.
Article on need for missile defenses
Description of Israeli Ballistic Missile Capability
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