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U.S. Briefings on Syrian Nuclear Facility Seen as Boost for Israel's Deterrence


[Financial Times-UK] Tobias Buck - Behind the scenes, there was genuine satisfaction among Israeli officials with the series of briefings on the air strike against a secret facility in Syria last September that were given by the Bush administration in Washington. The hearings, Israeli officials argued, had served the purpose of strengthening Israel's deterrence. In a boost to Israel, the U.S. gave a firm justification for the attack, stating that the target was a nuclear reactor that was "only weeks" from being completed.
2008-04-29 01:00:00
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