With officials still talking about the possibility of launching an attack on Iran while the weather is still nice, a surprise launch of a nuke-capable missile capable of hitting Iran fueled even more speculation.
The missile, which officials would only identify as a “ballistic missile,” was a long-range missile fired from Palmachim base with the capability of delivering a nuclear warhead. Its range would make it ideal for taking part in the Israeli attack.
Nuclear Minister Dan Meridor denied that the test was a prelude to an attack on Iran, saying “the two things are separate.” It seems unlikely to be a coincidence, however, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak touted it as a “technological achievement” for Israel’s military.
Israeli officials have been talking up the prospect of attacking Iran in the media for the past several days, but officials expressed a preference for the nation to convince the US to launch the attack instead.
It never ceases to amaze me that while Israel has repeatedly for years threatened a first-strike attack against Iran, Iran on the other hand has never threated a first strike against Israel, or any other country for that matter. Iran just acknowledges that it will defend itself and retaliate against its attackers. Yet everything gets totally reversed, to listen to the media and govt officials; Iran is the bad guy making the threats and Israel is always the poor defenseless victim.
Pot, meet Kettle. Look, you're both black.
To those who still insist Israel has no nuclear weapons, and has no nuclear options planned, I think the United States Air Force might want to set you straight on the matter:
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/farr.ht…