Israeli If Necessary, We Will Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

It is ironic that Israel has not signed the same agreement yet threatens Iran, which signed the NPT four days ago.

Neither confirming nor denying that it has nuclear weapons, Israel has been accepted as a nuclear power by the U.S. since 1969. According to experts, Israel has at least 200 nuclear weapons.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Muhammed Al Baradei had stated that Israel’s nuclear weapons constitute a danger for the region.

In a statement after Libya’s decision to abandon its nuclear program, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Musa had noted that the international community has to exert pressure on Israel to obey all laws to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to participate in the NPT.

In his visit to Washington last month, Shaul Mofaz had said that Iran’s nuclear program was unbearable and Israel would take necessary measures.

Israel bombed Iraq’s French-built Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981 destroying Iraqi hopes for producing nuclear weapons.

Israel’s threat to attack Iran for the first time came onto the agenda after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to U.S. President George W. Bush on July 29.

Israel sees Iran as the greatest threat for its security in the region after the overthrow of Saddam’s regime.

The Israeli Haaretz newspaper quoted a report prepared by Israeli secret service MOSSAD director Meir Dagan, which was submitted to the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee.

The report stated that Iran was the greatest threat for the Jewish state because of the increase in the range of Shahab-3 missiles to 1,300 kilometres.

A couple weeks ago, it was announced that the missile’s range was increased to 1,700 kilometres, further worrying Israeli defense planners.