Israel is the world’s only hope for stopping a nuclear Iran.
Via Israel Hayom:
Former National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror tells Financial Times Israel can stop Iran’s nuclear work “for a very long time.” “We are not bluffing,” he says. Israeli Air Force begins “Blue Flag” multinational air defense exercise over Negev skies.
As world powers gear up to continue nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva this Wednesday, and as Israel steps up its efforts to prevent a deal that would fail to demand a full suspension of the Iranian nuclear program, former National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror said Sunday that Israel could halt Iran’s nuclear weapons capability “for a very long time.”
Amidror, who stepped down officially on Nov. 4, told the Financial Times that the Israeli Air Force had been conducting “very long-range flights … all around the world” as part of what he called Israel’s preparations for a possible military strike on Iran.
“We are not the United States of America, of course, and believe it or not they have more capabilities than we do, but we have enough to stop the Iranians for a very long time,” he said.
Asked by the British paper whether Israel has the military capability to strike Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, Amidror said that any potential strike would “include everything,” but he declined to elaborate further.
“We are not bluffing. We are very serious, preparing ourselves for the possibility that Israel will have to defend itself by itself,” he said. “From here to Iran, it is 2,000 kilometers [1,243 miles], and you have to be familiar with such destinations. All those who have radar cover of the Middle East know what we are doing.”
According to Amidror, the training flights have been taking place “for a few years.”
Asked whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ready to order a unilateral military strike against Tehran’s nuclear facilities, Amidror said: “If you ask about him personally as a prime minister, he is ready to take such decisions. The answer is a clear yes.”