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Israel's Military Option Won't Vanish in a Post-Iran Deal Era

(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - According to Israeli intelligence assessments, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has not given up on his goal of possessing nuclear weapons. Therefore, Israel has no intention of forfeiting its capability to launch an assault on the Iranian nuclear program. The IDF will set aside considerable defense budget funds to continue to build its long-range strike options. The nuclear deal is bad because it leaves too much enrichment capability and infrastructure in Iranian hands that can lead to nuclear wIsrael's Military Option Won't Vanish in a Post-Iran Deal Era - Yaakov Lappin According to Israeli intelligence assessments, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has not given up on his goal of possessing nuclear weapons. Therefore, Israel has no intention of forfeiting its capability to launch an assault on the Iranian nuclear program. The IDF will set aside considerable defense budget funds to continue to build its long-range strike options. The nuclear deal is bad because it leaves too much enrichment capability and infrastructure in Iranian hands that can lead to nuclear weapons in the future. As long as the Iranian regime continues to officially call for Israel's destruction and retains a basis from which it could one day build nuclear weapons, Israel will retain its ability to intervene. (Jerusalem Post)eapons in the future. As long as the Iranian regime continues to officially call for Israel's destruction and retains a basis from which it could one day build nuclear weapons, Israel will retain its ability to intervene.
2015-07-14 00:00:00
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