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Message: <blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 924214" data-attributes="member: 14668">It is worth pointing out however, that Israel has been surrounded on all sides by nations bent upon its destruction ever since its birth as a nation in 1948. It has never acknowledged having nuclear weapons and it has never threatened to use nuclear weapons on any other country. And it gave back the entire Sinai region to Egypt once a peace treaty was signed, and it has honored that treaty for over 30 years. It has also honored its peace treaty with Jordan. The Middle East is a dangerous place and if I were Israel I would want nuclear weapons also. Its pretty tough to defend a country that is only 60 miles wide, you dont have much room to retreat and your civilian population centers are minutes away from the front lines. Deterrence and preemptive strikes are pretty much your only options.</blockquote>