Geopolitics
Israel's Nuclear Doctrine Remains Secret Due to Iran Irrationality Concerns
Mario Nawfal Interviews
The Reason Israel Can Never Accept a Nuclear Iran - Fmr. JPost Editor Yaakov Katz
What was said
"The assessment always in Israel had been that Iran is not a rational actor, that there is even a small percentage of religious extremist ideology that they would use this against us. That's why we cannot allow it to happen."
A senior Israeli defense analyst reveals that Israel's nuclear ambiguity policy persists because Israeli leadership assesses Iran as potentially irrational, unlike Cold War-era Soviet deterrence models. The analyst explains that Israel's nuclear doctrine, including chain of command and operational procedures, remains classified specifically due to concerns that Iran's religious extremist ideology might override rational deterrence calculations.
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- Mario Nawfal Interviews
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- The Reason Israel Can Never Accept a Nuclear Iran - Fmr. JPost Editor Yaakov Katz
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