Clarice Feldman
Writing in Foreign Policy, Robert J Leiber and Amatzia Baram argue that containment of a nuclear armed Iran would be far harder than the proponents of that policy argue
In reality, defusing an Israeli-Iranian nuclear standoff will be far more difficult than averting nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. This is true even if those Iranians with their fingers on the nuclear trigger are not given to messianic doomsday thinking.
Comparing and contrasting the situation we faced with Russian missiles in Cuba,the authors list "five factors that will make an Israeli-Iranian nuclear confrontation potentially explosive" in contrast to those we faced respecting the Cuban crisis: the lack of "communication and trust" between Israel and Iran; the different goals the USSR then and Iran now; the differences in mutual deterrence (Israel being so much smaller and vulnerable) than Iran ;the different command and control capacity of the USSR then and Iran today;the crisis instability which the authors argue would encourage Iran to launch a preemptive first strike at Israel's densely populated urban centers.
Clarice Feldman
Showing posts with label Cool Facts about Israel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Facts about Israel. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Our Jewish Soul Land Called Israel
Our Jewish Soul Land Called Israel
Land of Israel. The Jewish history and the historic ties of the Jews to Israel and the holiest city for all Jews around the world, Jerusalem.
Land of Israel. The Jewish history and the historic ties of the Jews to Israel and the holiest city for all Jews around the world, Jerusalem.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Cool Facts about Israel
A message from the one who uploaded this video:
Shalom everyone!
As a small country with limited natural resources, Israel depends on its most important natural resource -- its people.
Israel's achievements are uniquely its own, a mixture of high idealism, ingenuity and self-reliance.
In almost 60 short years, Israel has accomplished what many nations haven't been able to do in centuries.
Israel's one natural resource is its brainpower, with a driving demand for survival and success against all odds, Israel developed an energetic and ambitious society.
On the occasion of the soon 60th Day of Independence, I take the opportunity of listing together some of the outstanding facts and achievements of our beloved Israel.
Enjoy!
Holly
Shalom everyone!
As a small country with limited natural resources, Israel depends on its most important natural resource -- its people.
Israel's achievements are uniquely its own, a mixture of high idealism, ingenuity and self-reliance.
In almost 60 short years, Israel has accomplished what many nations haven't been able to do in centuries.
Israel's one natural resource is its brainpower, with a driving demand for survival and success against all odds, Israel developed an energetic and ambitious society.
On the occasion of the soon 60th Day of Independence, I take the opportunity of listing together some of the outstanding facts and achievements of our beloved Israel.
Enjoy!
Holly
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