[Ha'aretz] Amir Oren - According to Brig.-Gen. Yohanan Locker of the Israel Air Force, the IAF is preparing for three kinds of missions: a potential war with a country that borders on Israel, an operation in Gaza, and actions against distant targets deep in enemy territory. Israel has declared in every possible language that it will see a military nuclear device in the hands of a hostile Iran as a red line. In the Iranian context, Israel is hoping for an American operation, but is prepared to assume that in Washington they will ultimately not have the nerve to opt for one. In the air force they like to note that the physical area of Iran is like that of Germany, France and Britain combined. A mission would be complex, but not impossible, and - in the opinion of a clear majority at the top of the defense establishment - essential.
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