From: "Phil Payne" 

> Also frankly I don't think the Israelis could do it & the first hurdle
> any plan like that goes through is "could we succeed".

If they even try, they give the Iranians absolute justification for
actually developing nukes as a strategic priority.  And maybe one of the
non-aligned will even lend them a couple to tide them over.

I don't think we've had a mutual defence agreement between a nuclear and a
non-nuclear power since nukes were invented.  Of course, the
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance theoretically requires us to use Trident to
defend Portugal.

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