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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220086203321

Autore

Bass Warren

Titolo

A surprise out of Zion? : case studies in Israel's decisions on whether to alert the United States to preemptive and preventive strikes, from Suez to the Syrian nuclear reactor / / Warren Bass

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation

ISBN

0-8330-9316-9

Soggetti

Preemptive attack (Military science)

Diplomatic relations

Case studies.

Military history

Israel Foreign relations United States Case studies

United States Foreign relations Israel Case studies

Israel History, Military 20th century

Israel

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Case I: The Suez War, 1956 -- Case II: The Six-Day War, 1967 -- Case III: The Raid on Osiraq, 1981 -- Case IV: The Raid on al-Kibar, 2007 -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"Might U.S. officials be surprised by an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities? This study examines some key historical precedents, considering four key cases in which Israeli prime ministers chose preemptive or preventive military strikes and had to decide whether to notify or consult with the United States: the Suez crisis of 1956, the Six-Day War of 1967, the 1981 strike on Iraq's nuclear reactor, and the 2007 bombing of the mysterious Syrian nuclear facility known as al-Kibar. The Eisenhower and Reagan administrations were indeed surprised by Israel's actions in 1956 and 1981, but U.S.-Israel relations were put under far less strain by the bilateral discussions that preceded



Israeli military action in 1967 and 2007. With the widening and deepening of the U.S.-Israel special relationship over the decades, Israeli prime ministers will have to think very carefully before choosing confrontation over consultation with the United States."--Back cover.