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Iran - The Next Israeli Domino
By Terrell E. Arnold
9-3-3
According to Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, "Iran is fast
approaching the point of no return in its efforts to acquire nuclear
weapons capability," and as reported September 2 by AFP, he considers
this a "nightmare scenario". That could be so if, as Shalom appears to
assume, the most likely target for an Iranian nuclear weapon is
Israel. His solution is to call on the world community to use the
processes of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency to
pressure Iran into systematic inspections by IAEA of the country,s
nuclear facilities with the goal, of course, of deterring Iranian
weapons development.

The whole world should view with concern the possible development of
nuclear weapons by any new country, including Iran, as well as the
possession of nuclear weapons by any country, including the United
States. But the Israeli posture on the matter is a supreme irony.
Beginning immediately after World War II and the founding of Israel,
the Israelis began a nuclear weapons development program. Under
President Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program they acquired knowledge
and technology that, contrary to the Atoms for Peace rules, they
parlayed into a nuclear weapons program. With the help of the French
they developed a reactor and, it is said, with the help of South
Africa, the Israelis successfully tested a weapon in the late 1960s.

They have since accumulated a stockpile variously estimated at 250
weapons, how many nuclear and how many thermonuclear is not clear.
Their nuclear facilities at Dimona in the Negev Desert are off limits
to all visitors.

They admit nothing to the international community. They have not
joined the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
With their not so secret weapons stockpile they have become the
driving energy for nuclear weapons development programs by Iraq, Iran,
Egypt, and others.

It is now obvious, if not admitted by Washington,s neo-conservative
hawks, that much of the so-called intelligence about Iraq,s nuclear
program under Saddam Hussein was based on Iraqi exile and Israeli,
meaning Mossad, reports. On the basis of such tenuous truths the
United States launched an unprovoked war against another nation and
put 150,000 young Americans and others in harm,s way in Iraq. At the
present rate, the US will spend many billions of dollars and thousands
of American, Iraqi and other lives to clean up the resulting mess.
Given the Iraq record, the neo-conservatives would be complete fools
to attack Iran based on Israeli or Iranian exile information.

Since its acquisition of nuclear weapons, Israel has stalked
aggressively behind a double standard. While refusing to take a
position one way or the other on its own weapons and ignoring
international criticism, Israel has successfully used its considerable
influence in US and European affairs to get any development of such
weapons by its would be enemies on an international taboo list. The
problem is that Israel has the weapons; everybody knows it; other
governments accept the possibility that provoked, Israel may use such
weapons against them; those governments seek to develop such weapons
at least in their own defense; and this is the operative formula for
the long-term Middle East arms race.

Israeli nuclear weapons are at the center of this problem. It will not
be resolved by efforts to suppress weapons development in Iraq, Iran,
Syria, Egypt or any other regional country. It might be disrupted by
an absolute ban on the export of nuclear related technologies to any
of those countries, but do not count on agreement to or enforcement of
such a ban. If Israel succeeds in conning the United States, the
European Union, perhaps the UN, and of course the Iranians into
stopping weapons development in Iran, the next Israeli domino will be
Pakistan, a Muslim country that already has tested weapons that, like
the Israelis, are outside the purview of the non-proliferation treaty.
The Israeli weapons are at their very least an attractive nuisance,
and they will remain so unless destroyed.

The grown up elephant in the room is the existence of nuclear weapons
anywhere. Israeli weapons represent a grown up offspring, because with
250 or more weapons, Israel at least rivals China for pride of place
in the nuclear club. But the newest driving forces are the plans of
the main nuclear power, the United States. Far from acquiescing in the
destruction of nuclear weapons, the United States already uses
UN-banned depleted uranium weapons and has announced plans to upgrade
and develop new battlefield nuclear weapons, including bunker busters
to take out the deepest enemy safe-havens. As the history of arms
races has shown for millennia, that plan will inspire others to the
same excesses.

Israel,s plan to keep its own weapons while using the international
system to keep its potential enemies from developing them will not
work. Rather, at least sixteen, some say more countries will continue
basically underground efforts to acquire nuclear weapons and delivery
systems that fit protection needs against perceived enemies. Developed
countries will continue to abet this process by providing either
approved, e.g., electric power generating, or "dual use" materials and
equipment.

Survival is a powerful urge, and Israeli nuclear weapons are a blatant
threat. It appears, probably realistically, that Islamic countries
perceive Israeli weapons as a greater threat than any or even all of
the weapons in the official club. That positions Israel at the vortex
of a potential horrific storm. The bad news is that most people do not
pay much attention to this problem. US officials mostly treat it like
the headlights of an oncoming car, looking right by it. The good news
is that a growing number of Israelis are concerned about the future of
Israel, and nuclear weapons are only part of the cloud over it.

The writer is a former Senior Foreign Service Officer of the US
Department of State. He will welcome your comments at
wecanstopit@hotmail.com

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Title: Re: The next domino......+	03 Sep 2003 07:28:50 PM

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Iran - The Next Israeli Domino
By Terrell E. Arnold
9-3-3

SNIP> The writer is a former Senior Foreign Service Officer of the US

Department of State. He will welcome your comments at
wecanstopit@hotmail.com

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So what really is being proposed is that Nukes are the weapon of most
concern, no one listens to you with less. the more you get, well the
need for something stronger.
LB
"Think that this day will never dawn again." - Dante
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Title: Re: The next domino......+	04 Sep 2003 02:00:12 AM

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Iran - The Next Israeli Domino
By Terrell E. Arnold
9-3-3

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Department of State. He will welcome your comments at
wecanstopit@hotmail.com

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It's pretty serious stuff we're dealing with here !
Do U think we will make it thru this nuclear game of Russian Roulette,
Mr Ballam ?!?
Hopefully Israel isn't seriously expecting Uncle Sam to lead the way
with Iran and us lackeys (Poms and Aussies) to repeat another fiasco �
la Afghanistan et Irak.....
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Title: Re: The next domino......+	04 Sep 2003 06:49:00 PM

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Iran - The Next Israeli Domino
By Terrell E. Arnold
9-3-3

SNIP> The writer is a former Senior Foreign Service Officer of the US

Department of State. He will welcome your comments at
wecanstopit@hotmail.com

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It's pretty serious stuff we're dealing with here !

Do U think we will make it thru this nuclear game of Russian Roulette,
Mr Ballam ?!?

I reckon we are more likely to see it's use before anyone else being
rather close to the edge and it is war we are heading into.

Hopefully Israel isn't seriously expecting Uncle Sam to lead the way
with Iran and us lackeys (Poms and Aussies) to repeat another fiasco �
la Afghanistan et Irak.....

They need control in the Gulf area but Iran has some sort of alliance
with Russia so it will be interesting to see if Syria gets some
attention first being close to Israel Russia is not happy about the 8
Bill Saddie owed them.
LB
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Title: Re: The next domino......+	09 Sep 2003 11:14:16 PM

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