As it is likely that Israel has nuclear weapons, is it likely they would use them against Iran is threatened?
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My thought is that Israel will attack Iran if it continues it's drive for nuclear weapons.  But it will attack beforehand, not after they have nukes (they attacked Iraq in this manner years ago).\n\nJMorritz asks why Israel is not treated as a rogue state, so I'll answer that.  Israel has never intentionally targeted innocents (as opposed to Arab terrorists, who actively seek civilian targets such as markets and busses).  Israel is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any Arab in thNation, however few are willing to return such an offer.\n\nYou want to know how bad things are for Israel?  Despite bordering no European nation, the international soccer association (FIFA) has Israel classified as in Europe, because countries in the nearby area refuse to play them.  You think that's Israel's wish?  Nope.
366884
Who told you that,they have nukes but they dont want to use it for...\nmaybe they are dangerous for countris like:Israel ,USA... that they Scare from Iran
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Both India and Pakistan have tested nuclear weapons by denotating them underground, so there is little doubt that they have "the bomb".\n\nIsrael on the other hand has never actually tested any weapons, although there is little doubt that they do possess them, although it is not clear just how many they have or how big they are.\n\nIran is a different kettle of fish, as none of the above countries have ever advocated using them unless attacked, unlike Iran, whose supreme Ayatollah has already stated publicly that Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth.\n\nIran has stated that it wants to develop nuclear power stations (a basic requirement for building a nuke) in order to help reduce a reliance on oil, a stange thing since the country has the 4th largest oil reserves in the world !!!\n\nThere is no doubt that Iran wishes to build a nuclear bomb, with which to threaten it's neighbours, and possible to use against Israel.\n\nUnlike other countries, which don't wish to be excluded from the rest of the civillized world, Iran is still out in the cold and refuses to acknowledge any of it's duties and responsibilities, hence it doesn't care what the rest of the World thinks.\n\nThe same is true for North Korea, hence the conrcern over these two countries.\n\nBoth are extremely unstable and any nuclear weapons they possess might not be used as a deterent against attack, but might be used to "strike first" at another country.\n\nOther nuclear powers have already agreed not to use such weapons unless attacked - neither Iran nor North Korea have signed up to this agreement. \n\nBasically, you wouldn't place your John Bobbit in the hands of a lunatic with a pair of scissors, so why trust Iran with nuclear weapons ?   Just doesn't make sense.
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In my view,Iran is as entitled to develop a nuclear program just as much as anybody else,regardless of whether it's for energy or military use.Iran has a hostile neighbour that is bristling with nuclear weapons,so who can blame them if they're trying to develop an effective defence system.Israel is a country which is founded and run according to religious fundamentalism and in my view they are the most likely to be the protagonists for the next nuclear war but nobody is prepared to try to disarm them or halt any nuclear research and development.I am from the czech Republic by the way.
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They would sell some to terrorist and use the others on Israel. Israel would respond and nuke Iran back into the Ice Age. Just considering Israel has a ton of nukes by now and have Patriot missles to get the nukes coming in.
621720
Yes, Israel is a threat to its neighbours and worst of all to itself. The power Israel holds now is based on the support it gets from the US and the spineless UK, but these countries' influence is on the wane, look at events in South America, and the Israeli government will get isolated further. This isolation, I believe, will result in desperation from the Israeli government which might result in some "pre-emptive strikes" from them that would send the region deeper into conflict.
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Israel \n\n-Israel have nuclear weapons\n-Israel is racist entity\n-Israel have the dream of the domination of the world\n-Israel kill each day innocents but Iran dont
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I would think that Zionists would be more interested in Iran dont you? I think the official gov't slogan in Iran is "Death to Israel" or maybe it was "annihlate the Jews". Was one of those or something similarly insane and backwardassed.\n\nIraq doesn't pose as much threat now.
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This is all very convenient and farcical. You have the most belligerent nation on the planet, the only one that has used nukes in the past, the one that has the capability to destroy the world many times over, behaving like an empire telling nations what they should or should not do.\nThe assumption that other nations who may want nuclear weapons are "crazy" serves as the rationale for not allowing them to have them.\nIf you paint your adversary like a nut job bent on destroying Israel then everything you do or say will be justified.\nI don't particularly like Iran, a theocratic dictatorship, but one must remember that the primary goal of any dictatorship is to stay in power. Iran knows very well that if they would use nukes on anyone, let alone Israel, they would be wiped off the map.\nThe same reasoning was valid for Saddam's Iraq.\nThe last thing a fledgling dictator like him could have wanted was to create a case for being removed. That's why the alarm by the US govt that Iraq was a threat are ludicrous.\nBut people get easily drunk on propaganda.
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It is dangerous for numerous reasons:\n\n1.  The Iranian President is a madman, who threatens to destroy Israel and Western civilizations because he feels they are attacking Islam.\n\n2.  If he acquires nuclear weapons, the US has roughly 150,000 troops in the region.  They would be sitting ducks...\n\n3.  If Iran attacks Israel, the US will have to get involved militarily.\n\n4.  The Iranian President came to power by fixing the election in his favor.  One who achieves power this way cannot be trusted.\n\nDid I forget anything?
79907
i beleive that iran should be prevented from developing nuclear weapons because i honestly fear that they would use them against america.
117807
No, Israel would probably do so first. If we did attach Iran, we would only use missiles to disarm their nuclear plants. I do not see a full out war with Iran, we are have to many other problems for our troops already
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ISRAEL has drawn up secret plans for a combined air and ground attack on targets in Iran if diplomacy fails to halt the Iranian nuclear programme. \nThe inner cabinet of Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, gave “initial authorisation” for an attack at a private meeting last month on his ranch in the Negev desert. \n\n \n \nIsraeli forces have used a mock-up of Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant in the desert to practise destroying it. Their tactics include raids by Israel’s elite Shaldag (Kingfisher) commando unit and airstrikes by F-15 jets from 69 Squadron, using bunker-busting bombs to penetrate underground facilities.
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The Iranian president should mind what he is saying and to who he Say's it to Israel is under no ones thumb and there are not to many other countries that could stop Israel doing a Preemptive first strike on Iran. and also saying things that  are what is making the west so nervous about Iran having Nuclear power.
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It is doubtful with the lunatic they have as a president. I think before the diplomatic procedures can be played out, he is going to either strike Israel, or give cause to have the Israeli's take a preemptive strike due to his continued threats towards Israel. If Iran manages to get nukes, the entire world, but primarily the US and Israel will be in real danger. Any move toward diplomacy is a smoke screen, and is just meant to buy more time. They learned from the UN/Iraq debacle, and he probably has no intention of keeping these nukes in Iran. He will ship them abroad in an attempt to get them over here to America and Israel.
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If Israel finds out Iran has nukes, they'll light up the Iranians.
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If Israel does attack, it will probably go like the opening weeks of the Iraq war.\n\nThe difference is that Israel probably won't occupy Iran and try to rebuild it. That's where the vast majority of American casualties came from.