With a POD no earlier than 1948, could Israel become a member of NATO?
Officially Israel has no nuclear deterrent. Although they definitely have the capability the stance by Israel is that they do not have Nuclear Arms.What if Israel never gets its own nuclear deterrent? If Saddam hits Israel even harder with Scuds (maybe some of them have chemical tips?) during the Gulf War, they might ask to join NATO as part of a big package deal involving a Palestinian state, with a permanent NATO presence on their soil including American nuclear missiles. To be honest, they might end up doing that in the future as part of a deal in giving up their own nukes.
Officially Israel has no nuclear deterrent. Although they definitely have the capability the stance by Israel is that they do not have Nuclear Arms.
What if Israel never gets its own nuclear deterrent? If Saddam hits Israel even harder with Scuds (maybe some of them have chemical tips?) during the Gulf War, they might ask to join NATO as part of a big package deal involving a Palestinian state, with a permanent NATO presence on their soil including American nuclear missiles. To be honest, they might end up doing that in the future as part of a deal in giving up their own nukes.
the effectiveness of israel's nuclear arsenal is by no means certain.....
they can't test their designs with live warheads......
Isn't it the case that some nukes, at least in the KT rather than MT range, are so simple they don't actually need testing?
I think I've read 'Little Boy' was one such, the US never bothered testing it first.
Actually, they neither confirm nor deny these allegations, which makes things even trickier.
What if Israel never gets its own nuclear deterrent? If Saddam hits Israel even harder with Scuds (maybe some of them have chemical tips?) during the Gulf War, they might ask to join NATO as part of a big package deal involving a Palestinian state, with a permanent NATO presence on their soil including American nuclear missiles. To be honest, they might end up doing that in the future as part of a deal in giving up their own nukes.
With a POD no earlier than 1948, could Israel become a member of NATO?