Problematique d'une frappe israeliene sur l'Iran

In: Défense nationale et sécurité collective. [Französische Ausgabe], Band 63, Heft 4, S. 122-132

Abstract

A nuclear Iran has become an increasingly contentious issue. In the light of Western impotence, many Israelis are calling for a preventive strike against a declared genocidal intention. According to Israeli analysts, without preventive military action production of an Iranian bomb is just a matter of time. Moreover, the annihilationist rhetoric used by Iran's leaders, chiefly by President Ahmadinejad, is not a matter of sloganeering but indeed a programme, in which the destruction of Israel is indispensable for the attainment of Iran's manifest destiny -- the 'Islamisation' of the world. A quasi-consensus is emerging in Israel on the necessity of bombing Iranian nuclear installations. The scenario is still undefined. Adapted from the source document.