GEIGER COUNTDOWN
Iran Closer Than Ever to Weaponizing Uranium, Building Nuclear Bomb – Report: Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 6, 2024 — A new report from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is sounding the alarm on Iran’s closeness to going nuclear, upgrading its threat level to “Extreme Danger,” the highest of its six ratings, for the first time since the group began following the Iranian nuclear program in the 1990s.
Ask Yourself: Does Deterrence Work, Or Do We Need New Ideas?: Harlan Ullman, The Hill, Feb. 5, 2024 — In the days of radio, when a batter crushed a basebal that was headed for a home run, the famous sports announcer Mel Allen described the ball’s trajectory as “going, going, gone.” The same descriptor applies to the post-World War II concept of deterrence.
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Israel’s Long War for the West: Pete Hoekstra, Gatestone Institute, Feb. 4, 2024
Stop Letting Iran Hide Behind Its Proxies and Strike Them Head-On: John W. Miller and Ari Cicurel, The Hill, Feb. 6, 2024
Has Biden’s Iran Policy Backfired?; Jonathan Spyer, The Spectator, Feb. 5, 2024
Facing Iran: Security of Free Shipping In International Waters Is Vital to Global Economy: Vahid Beheshti, Washington Times, Feb. 1, 2024
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Iran’s Long-Range Missile Ambitions: WSJ Editorial Board, WSJ, Feb. 5, 2024 — President Biden’s retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria on the weekend were targeted to avoid hitting Iranians to avoid escalation.
Rumblings About Gaza and a Palestinian State – Opinion: Zalman Shoval, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 6, 2024 — As can be seen now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was right when he sought to postpone the debate on the postwar political status of Gaza, suspecting that the subject would give rise to divisive arguments while the war was still on, as it did – but domestic and international political pressures had their way, and now, alas, we are in the midst of the controversy.
Iran Suspected of Murder Plot Against Swedish Jews: Emelie Rosén and Daniel Öhman, Radio Sweden, Feb. 6, 2024 — “In September 2021 I received a call from the Swedish Security Service. They basically told me that you have been named as one of the targets of a possible terror crime that involves murder,” said Aron Verständig.
Who Killed the Three US Soldiers at Tower 22? – Opinion: Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 3, 2024 — On Sunday, January 28, three US service personnel from the US Army Reserve’s 718 Engineer Company were killed at the Tower 22 outpost on the Jordan-Syrian border. An additional 34 soldiers were wounded, some suffering traumatic brain injuries.