[gondramB]

Israel is our ally. I hope and think that we would not allow somebody to nuke Israel without immediate nuclear retaliation from the U.S.

[nomorelurker]

My guess is that Israel would do some kind of preemptive strike if they had even a hint that they were about to be nuked. No one in the Israeli leadership (no matter what party) would even think otherwise given what the aftermath of nuke strike would be, even if they were considered to “win”. I suspect the leaders of other countries know this and that makes for some interesting politics. Wild card is Iran with a leadership that’s not necessarily rational.

[Nachum]

Israel is our ally. I hope and think that we would not allow somebody to nuke Israel without immediate nuclear retaliation from the U.S.

But, would Ron Paul or Obama actually do it?