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Israel is ready to stop Iran's nuclear program even by force. Most likely, he will carry out an attack before Tehran becomes the owner of an atomic bomb.
This is the reasoning of Dr. Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute in his article published in the journal 19FortyFive.
He hopes for the fall of the ruling regime in Tehran due to the discontent of the population with it, but at the same time looks at such a possibility with alarm. After all, if a coup begins in Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which may have a nuclear arsenal at its disposal, will become uncontrolled by no one. In this case, the US press notes, he is capable of using weapons of mass destruction at the initiative of his generals.
Such prospects inspire serious concerns to Israel, which has historically been the main target of Tehran. Therefore, the Israelis are less optimistic about the Iranian nuclear program than the White House administration, which can afford it due to its geographical location. Tehran's success in developing nuclear weapons is a direct threat to the very existence of the Jewish state.
The author believes that Israel's decision to launch a military strike on the Iranian nuclear infrastructure, if it is adopted, will require not a dozen IDF air sorties, but most likely thousands within a few days. At the same time, the main drawback of such a step is that it would justify Tehran's rhetoric about the need to have its own nuclear weapons for self-defense.
