Friday, August 13, 2010

Will Israel Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities -- News And Commentaries

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The Point Of No Return (An Israeli Attack On Iran's Nuclear Facilities) -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate— it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president’s dream of ending nuclear proliferation. But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire: a nuclearized Iran represents, among other things, a threat to Israel’s very existence. In the gap between Washington’s and Jerusalem’s views of Iran lies the question: who, if anyone, will stop Iran before it goes nuclear, and how? As Washington and Jerusalem study each other intensely, here’s an inside look at the strategic calculations on both sides—and at how, if things remain on the current course, an Israeli air strike will unfold.

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More News/Commentary On The Talk Of An Attack On Iran, And It's Consequences

U.S. Magazine Says Israel Likely To Bomb Iran In Next 12 Months -- Radio Free Europe
'More than 50% chance of attack on Iran' -- Jerusalem Post
'Israel likely to hit Iran, consensus of 40 speculates' -- Jerusalem Post
The morning after the attack on Iran: How will the international community respond the next day? -- Ze'ev Maoz, Haaretz
Repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran -- Christian Science Monitor
ANALYSIS: Will Israel attack Iran? -- FOX News
Some Straight Talk About Iran -- Joshua Pollack, Arms Control Wonk
Bombing Iran -- Michael Crowley, Time Magazine
Mainstreaming war with Iran -- CAMII
A campaign for war with Iran begins -- Trita Parsi, Salon
Jeffrey Goldberg’s Convenient Facts -- Ken Silverstein, Harpers Magazine
Will Israel attack Iran? -- The Week
Israel’s Going to Bomb Iran? Not So Fast. -- Bellum, Stanford Review

Nuclear Options -- James Bennet, The Atlantic
Gen. Chuck Wald on the Threat From Iran -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Goldberg on Israel-Iran: First Reactions and the Coming Debate -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Is An Attack On Iran a Good Idea? -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Bombing Iran: What is The Atlantic's Line? -- James Fallows, The Atlantic
About Iran, the Atlantic, and... China -- James Fallows, The Atlantic
Bombing Iran -- Clive Crook, The Atlantic

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