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Israel is believed to have nuclear land mines placed in the Golan Heights, due to the strategic importance of that area. If Israel ever attacked and militarily
by cperciva 9y ago
Israel is believed to have nuclear land mines placed in the Golan Heights, due to the strategic importance of that area. If Israel ever attacked and militarily forced to withdraw from that area, it's likely to become a radioactive exclusion zone.
- hutzlibu 9y agoGive how small that whole area is, it sounds cracy to consider it an option as this would likely radiate much more than just the heights ... with wind it would nicely spread out to the whole area. :(
- cperciva 9y agoWhen they believe that they face an existential threat, military planners often consider options which would otherwise be considered crazy. Look at mutually assured destruction, for example... (Whether Israel actually does face an existential threat is irrelevant here; the fact that they believed they faced such a threat from their Arab neighbours explains their actions, regardless of whether that belief was correct.)