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Israel May Strike Iran Over Nukes: Think Tank

Israeli military will strike Iran if it gets too close to nuclear breakthrough

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2009 5:46 PM CST

(Newser) – Israel is seriously thinking about launching a military strike against Iran to keep it from becoming a nuclear power, says a new report from a Washington think tank. What's more, the timetable for such a strike is moving up because of Iran's progress on the nuclear front and its possible acquisition of missiles from Russia, the Jerusalem Post reports.

Israel is “quite serious in acting on its own about a nuclear-armed Iran,” said Nancy Soderberg, a former US ambassador to the UN and co-author of the report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The report urges the Obama administration to ramp up sanctions and diplomatic pressure against Tehran. "Iran does not want to be isolated on the international stage," the report says. "It is not North Korea.”

Radar facilities dominate the skyline at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.
Radar facilities dominate the skyline at the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
The reactor building, centre, dominates the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.
The reactor building, centre, dominates the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Barbed wire and a missile emplacement on the perimeter of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.
Barbed wire and a missile emplacement on the perimeter of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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COMMENTS
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Guest
Nov 22, 2009 7:22 PM CST
When is this party gonna start, I'm running out of Jack Daniels lool. Shake it Shake it like a nuclear picture!!!!
riffran
Mar 6, 2009 6:54 AM CST
lets just pray that it isn't a nuclear notch
Chudluv
Mar 6, 2009 3:21 AM CST
I agree with you, but to attack Iran will bring down the hammer of Russia and China. They have stated over and over that any attack on Iran will be a act of that country attacking their country. We'll see if the US will allow it to happen. Iraq Government might, just might, support Iran over the "jews". Though, I am no racist; I believe Israel needs to be brought down a peg or two...

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