A question I don't see much discussed is this. Israel has apparently assembled a group of nuclear weapons. Under what conditions would they use those weapons? Or are they simply a deterrent never to be used?
Does an aide follow Netanyahu around with nuclear launch codes? That is, someone analogous to our president's military aide who carries what is called "the nuclear football."
If there are conditions under which Israel would use nukes, have those conditions been communicated directly or indirectly to regional leaders like Jordan's king, the ruling royals in Saudi Arabia, the ayatollahs of Iran or the military junta in Egypt? Or does Israel deem it best to keep these conditions secret, keep the opposition guessing what will trigger regional apocalypse?
