Another reason the “everybody had bad intel” defense collapses: the Germans were telling US intelligence that Curveball was full of shit and could not be trusted.
Or that, even if they did produce one, an Iranian bomb would be some kind of catastrophe. I don’t see why Iran wouldn’t be deterred from using its bomb, just as every other nuclear power has been (except the USA when we had an atomic monopoly). I think the real fear of Likudniks and Neocons is that an Iranian bomb would oblige Israel and the USA to think twice about bullying others in the region and impinge on their power projection.
I interpreted Bibi’s speech (in English, with 3rd grade-level visual aides) as being aimed mostly at an American audience.
Ongoing low-intensity warfare by right-wing terrorists:
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/terror-from-the-right
Another reason the “everybody had bad intel” defense collapses: the Germans were telling US intelligence that Curveball was full of shit and could not be trusted.
Or that, even if they did produce one, an Iranian bomb would be some kind of catastrophe. I don’t see why Iran wouldn’t be deterred from using its bomb, just as every other nuclear power has been (except the USA when we had an atomic monopoly). I think the real fear of Likudniks and Neocons is that an Iranian bomb would oblige Israel and the USA to think twice about bullying others in the region and impinge on their power projection.
I interpreted Bibi’s speech (in English, with 3rd grade-level visual aides) as being aimed mostly at an American audience.