RE: ‘Last Secret’ of 1967 War: Israel’s Doomsday Plan for Nuclear Display
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Yeah, I like these stories that come out after some years after the sources death; BG Yitzhak Yaakov (87) died four years ago. Hard to question and confirm a story from a dead man.
Remember, even the alleged allegation is about a 50 year old option to a critical outcome to a conflict.
But, Israel never confirms nor denies deep weapon development programs (LASAR, Nuclear, EMP, ADP Warfare Systems, electronic and computer network surveillance programs). BG Yaakov was convicted (2002) of a national security crime in connection with some books he had written.
It was until 2003, that the US dumped its old Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) for nuclear war, with bthe system being completely overhauled. This was about the same time that BG Yaakov got into trouble and the Israelis completely redid programmed responses and the range of targeting options, launch procedures and target sets against which weapons would be deployed. Almost every country had, back then, mission planning centers on a regional basis to handle those issues.
In the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), there is the category of (i) non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty and (ii) nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty. Israel is one of the very small group that is an undeclared state and not party to the NPT.
Even if Israel was to join the treaty, in one category or another, there would be a conflict with Article 52 -- Coercion of a State by the threat or use of force -- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Several nations and quasi-nations are attempting to weaken or overturn the independence of the Jewish State of Israel. So even if Israel signed, to satisfy threatening demands by Arab League members, it would have no legal effect. Several Arab League Members (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, etc) have intentionally avoided a Treaty of Peace, and are still at War, under Armistice, with Israel. Remember, the Arab League has attacked Israel more than once in the past, OR has pushed aside UN Emergency Forces in order to establish firm military position and range as a prelude to an attack.
Periodically various sensational journalist attempt to resurrect these nuclear weapons allegations; in an effort to suggest that Israel poses some extraordinary threat to regional peace.
Most Respectfully,
R
