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(9,494 posts)Some members of the Israeli government have threatened to use nukes; called the Samson Option.
What is Samson Option, Israel's nuclear threat that's no longer a theory?
Tensions between Israel and Iran have escalated sharply after Operation Rising Lion Israels largest strike on Iranian nuclear sites since the 1981 Osirak raid. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks, straining Israeli defence systems and prompting fears of wider conflict.
With Hezbollah mobilising in the north, Houthi threats rising in the Red Sea, and the possibility of a multi-front war looming, Israeli security doctrine is under renewed global scrutiny. At the centre of that attention is the Samson Option, Israels undeclared but long-assumed nuclear last-resort policy.
Once regarded as a Cold War-era relic, the Samson Option has re-emerged as a global worry with serious implications for global security, defence markets, and diplomatic stability.
What is the Samson Option?
The Samson Option is widely understood as Israels nuclear last-resort strategy: threat of massive retaliation if the countrys survival is at stake. The name is derived from a reference of the biblical figure Samson, who brought down a Philistine temple upon himself and his enemies, an allegory for apocalyptic deterrence.
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/israel-iran-tensions-samson-option-nuclear-policy-explained-125062000784_1.html
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