What do you mean "risk war"?
Israel attacked the Arabs in 1967.
How would Arab government response if they know Israel had nuclear weapons.Would Arab state risk war know Israel had one or two nuclear bombs.
What do you mean "risk war"?
Israel attacked the Arabs in 1967.
After Nasser put a tank regiment in the UN mandated DMZ
Uh... doesn't the evidence indicate Israel got its first nukes in 1968, not 1967?
Right because Israel would never do anything illegal on UN mandated territory.![]()
My point, which you seem to be too busy criticizing Israel to notice, is that placing thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks in a DMZ after requesting that the UN Peacekeepers leave does seem to me to be "risking war" as the original post stated.
But by all means, continue discussing events that happened after the PoD in question.
Events before and after show the temperment of the situation. Both sides feel no obligation to appear weak or hold back when they think they have a fighting chance.
Their evidence that Israel had nuclear weapons before six day war. The fact Some reports Israel did ungrounded nuclear test in 1963. Evidnece that Israel also did zero yield nuclear test in 1966. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel#cite_note-time19760412-46 look under nuclear tests.Uh... doesn't the evidence indicate Israel got its first nukes in 1968, not 1967?
Israeli might have well openly said they nuclear power before 1966 if USA let them. The reason USA against Israel openly admit it was because issues aid and Israel not nuclear power. Mean need stronger USA leader say look in Israel case no way prevent force Israel get rid them much likley us if we did support aid. Rather hide and say NNPT say can give aid nuclear powers. It might well save 100,000 live at least.Would this be public knowledge, or only known to those highest up in the three Arab states concerned? And if the latter, would Israel know they were busted?
The worst situation would be Israel thinking the Arab states knew, when in fact they had kept the secret well, and suffering a major reversal on one of the fronts. Now they'd feel like the Arabs were testing the limits, a little 'salami tactics', and know that if they don't respond, they're advertising their unwillingness to use the bomb. But to everyone else it looks exactly like nukes out of nowhere. But that isn't the scenario per OP, just a disturbing aside.
Israeli might have well openly said they nuclear power before 1966 if USA let them. The reason USA against Israel openly admit it was because issues aid and Israel not nuclear power. Mean need stronger USA leader say look in Israel case no way prevent force Israel get rid them much likley us if we did support aid. Rather hide and say NNPT say can give aid nuclear powers. It might well save 100,000 live at least.