Posts Tagged: Israel Nuclear Weapons
After the Recent War with Iran, Should Israel’s Bomb Stay ‘In the Basement’?
In war, short-term operational success does not necessarily support long-term survival outcomes. Despite achieving its immediate goals during the “Twelve-Day War,” Israel will still have to...
Israel and the Middle East: Could There Be a Regional Nuclear War?
Current synergies between Palestinian statehood and regional nuclear war remain generally ignored. Once formally established, a Palestinian state could significantly impact the Israel-Iran balance of...
Israel Must Make Its Nuclear Intentions Clear in Order to Stay Safe in an Escalating Middle East
Recent events in Syria underscore the changing geo-strategic landscape in the Middle East. For Israel, although the fall of Assad will likely weaken Iran, it...
As Threats Rise, Israel Must Get Rid of Its Nuclear Ambiguity
Listening to Iran’s repeated threats to initiate aggressive war with Israel, something seems to have been overlooked: Israel is a nuclear power; Iran is not. Iran...
Could a Nuclear War With Iran Really Happen?
For the moment, as Iran remains “pre-nuclear,” an Israel-Iran nuclear exchange is out of the question. Nonetheless, if Israel is able to maintain its asymmetrical...
On Iran, Israel’s Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity Is Outdated and Dangerous
Israel's nuclear posture remains “deliberately ambiguous.” In the past, this stance appears to have been sensible, even incontestable. Today, however, during a continuing Gaza War...
Dangerous Intersections: Palestinian Statehood and Regional Nuclear War
When Israel completes its obligatory counter-terrorism war in Gaza, the issue of Palestinian statehood will insistently be raised. This perilous resurrection is foreseeable even though...
Israel, Iranian Sabotage, and the Use of ‘Strategic Ambiguity’
The question of the value of strategic ambiguity has arisen in the wake of the recent attack on the Iranian centrifuge production plant at Natanz,...
Erdogan Says It’s Unacceptable That Turkey Can’t Have Nuclear Weapons
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to forbid Ankara from obtaining its own nuclear weapons, but did...
Dangers of a Mideast Nuclear Arms Race Cast a Long Shadow
JNS.org - The danger of a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race in the near future is casting a shadow over the long-term future of a...
Israel and North Korea: A New Opportunity?
In the early 1990s, Eitan Ben-Zur of the Israeli foreign office tried to explore the possibility of a deal with North Korea to halt its...
Israel Must Reevaluate Its Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity
Given the upheavals cascading throughout the Middle East since 2011, Israel now faces a unique dilemma, as this ever-volatile region could slip irretrievably into a...
Assad’s Deafening Silence on That Nuclear Reactor
JNS.org - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has never admitted that he tried to build a nuclear reactor in Syria. He built it not far from Damascus,...
US Pressures Israel to Revive Talks on Middle East Nuclear-Free Zone
Times of Israel - The United States has sent a top official to Israel amid an effort to revive talks on a Middle East zone...
