The Power of Credible Threats

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:30:01 +0000

In reply to US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran

The Power of Credible Threats at Work?
By Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic.com, Oct 31 2012

Now, admittedly, Ehud Barak might not be the most reliable narrator of the Iran nuclear crisis, but his comments this week are still interesting: [....]

How Iran delayed a nuclear

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:05:21 +0000

In reply to US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran

How Iran delayed a nuclear confrontation
By David Ignatius, Washington Post, October 31, 2012

For a last-minute entry in the foreign policy category of “October Surprise,” take a look at the statement Tuesday from Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak that Iran stepped back from its push for nuclear-weapons capability in August, delaying the “moment of truth” by “eight to 10 months.”

Barak made the comments in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that the British paper published online yesterday. It’s the clearest explanation I’ve seen yet of Iran’s “blink” in its nuclear confrontation with the West and of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to wait until next spring before considering unilateral military action to stop the Iranian program [....]

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The Power of Credible Threats

How Iran delayed a nuclear