cucumberman
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The Tel Aviv ship of 1930s
See "Stern Gang".The Tel Aviv ship of 1930s
It is Iran that is literally threatening Israel with genocide. Israel has not called for the obliteration of Iran so arguing that Iran needs a deterrent is a bit wild. Iran wants nuclear weapons purely because of their military inability to use conventional means to eliminate Israel.If Israel did acquire nuclear weapons ... Oh wait, they've got them. Given what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank, don't they need to be deterred?
(I should make clear I'm mainly coming at this from comparison with the British argument for having a nuclear "deterrent". Thus, both sides having nuclear weapons would come under the usual argument that mutual deterrence has kept the peace in Europe for 70 years. Well, until Russia invaded Ukraine.)
So that's a "whoosh"...It is Iran that is literally threatening Israel with genocide. Israel has not called for the obliteration of Iran so arguing that Iran needs a deterrent is a bit wild. Iran wants nuclear weapons purely because of their military inability to use conventional means to eliminate Israel.
If Iran ever acquired nuclear weapons then Israel would be justified in having nuclear weapons themselves and potentially using them in defence. The west would also be justified in arming Israel to the absolute maximum. It would seal the fate of the Palestinians that's for sure as Israel would be justified in its own defence. I don't see how this should be encouraged or how it helps but obviously you won't criticise Iran because they're the good guys eh?
Oh and Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons and they aren't in NATO so that's probably why the deterrence failed.... Do you think that Russia would have invaded had Ukraine lived under the NATO umbrella? Boring and poor.
MeanwhileIt's all very well saying Iran is going to do this, Hamas is going to do that.
But the facts are Israel is expanding. Palestinian land is shrinking. 100s of thousands of Palestinians neither live in Israel or the occupied territories as they were kicked out in 1948.
Israel can fly planes around Beirut doing what the hell they want.
It goes without saying that Hezbollah are powerless to stop them. Just as Hamas are powerless to defend Gaza.
Stern gang
See "Stern Gang".
It is Iran that is literally threatening Israel with genocide. Israel has not called for the obliteration of Iran so arguing that Iran needs a deterrent is a bit wild. Iran wants nuclear weapons purely because of their military inability to use conventional means to eliminate Israel.
If Iran ever acquired nuclear weapons then Israel would be justified in having nuclear weapons themselves and potentially using them in defence. The west would also be justified in arming Israel to the absolute maximum. It would seal the fate of the Palestinians that's for sure as Israel would be justified in its own defence. I don't see how this should be encouraged or how it helps but obviously you won't criticise Iran because they're the good guys eh?
Oh and Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons and they aren't in NATO so that's probably why the deterrence failed.... Do you think that Russia would have invaded had Ukraine lived under the NATO umbrella? Boring and poor.
Meanwhile