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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/opinion/israel-iran-russia-nuclear-weapons.html
Look at the Ukraine War to Understand Why Israel Struck Iran
(New York Times) David French - The necessity of stopping Iran's march to a bomb is far more clear today than it was three years ago. During that time, Russia invaded Ukraine and Hamas massacred Israeli civilians. The first event taught that when a nuclear-armed nation engages in armed aggression, the rest of the world's options narrow considerably. Now, imagine Iran with even a modest nuclear arsenal. It could use its arsenal to be relentlessly aggressive. Its nuclear weapons would constrain Israel's ability to defend itself. At the same time, Israel is living with the reality since Oct. 7, 2023, that its enemies will directly target civilians, massacre them on video and celebrate their deaths. Is there a sovereign nation on the planet that would permit its chief adversary - the primary military backer of its terrorist enemies - to possess the ultimate weapon of mass destruction?