--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_re...@...> wrote: > > > "...When former President Jimmy Carter revealed that Israel has more than > > 150 nuclear weapons, > > ****** > > Regardless of Carter's motives, revealing Israel's massive arsenal, nearly > equal to China's ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons ) is exactly > what Israel wants: an explicit and credible statement about the extreme > retaliatory and deterrent power of Israel, which Israel could not state > itself without creating problems in its relationships, especially with the > United States with its laws against supporting nuclear proliferation (a > stance which is pretty much out the door after India and Pakistan). > > However, this is really a fool's game. Just as the U.S., after WWII, thought > it was on top of the world due to its nuclear monopoly until the Russians and > other burst that bubble, Israel's ability to threaten the Arab/Muslim world > is only going to last a few more years until oil-rich states finance a much > larger arsenal and no amount of diplomatic or military pressure is going to > stop that. >
Gosh, I didn't realize that Israel "threatens" the Arab/Muslim world with nuclear anihilation. I've been aware of Israel voicing its determination to defend itself but I didn't know that it threatens other sovereign states. When did this occur, Bob? Specifics, please. I can, of course, cite you instances of the Muslim world threatening Israel with anhiliation. Why just today, the President of Iran did just that.
